FNUS73 KPAH 011408 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST TRACT...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 808 AM CST MON MAR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. HOWEVER...A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ALOFT AND A STORM SYSTEM PASSING US BY TO OUR SOUTH WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE HIGHER HUMIDITY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 40 41 43 44 44 44 43 RH..............70 62 59 55 53 53 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 6 7 9 12 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....30. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 37 35 34 32 31 RH..............59 67 72 75 78 81 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1000 1000 1000 1000 800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 NE 20 NE 21 NE 20 NE 18 NE 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....40. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 34 37 39 RH..............81 75 67 59 20 FT WIND......N 6G10 N 7G10 N 7G10 N 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2000 2100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 21 N 17 N 15 N 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100301.WESTT.01/PAH