FNUS73 KPAH 021651 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE OF IL 50 58...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1051 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOWER CLOUDS WILL LIKELY LIFT AND THIN OUT BETWEEN 330 PM AND 430 PM CST FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA....BUT HIGHER CLOUDS MAY PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. LOOK FOR WINDS TO SWITCH SLIGHTLY FROM DUE NORTH TO NORTH...NORTHWEST BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM CST. DURING THE SAME THREE HOUR TIME PERIOD... WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 17 TO 21 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. AFTER 4 PM CST...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO LESSEN MARKEDLY AFTER 430 PM CST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 39. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 38 39 38 37 RH..............71 70 75 76 78 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 20 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3800-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 35 34 33 32 32 31 30 30 29 29 29 RH..............71 76 79 81 81 81 81 83 85 87 86 85 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 23 22 21 20 22 23 22 14 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....43. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3400-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............28 29 31 33 36 38 39 40 41 42 41 40 RH..............84 78 69 63 56 52 50 48 46 44 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW NW N N N NW NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.0 5 13 21 20 17 16 17 17 18 20 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100302.STATE.01/PAH