FNUS73 KPAH 032338 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 538 PM CST WED MAR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE GRADUALLY MIGRATES EAST OF THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PERHAPS A LITTLE LOWER OVER THE OZARK FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 33 29 RH..............44 63 75 20 FT WIND......N 5G10 N 2G5 N 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 700 900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 17 N 12 N 9 CWR.............0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 31 38 44 48 48 RH..............78 75 59 43 30 31 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 3 NW 3 NW 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1700 3300 4800 5700 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 8 N 9 N 9 NW 10 NW 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...KEITH P KELLEY FMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.DRYBR.01/PAH