FNUS73 KPAH 041508 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 42...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 908 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL YIELD NEARLY FULL SUNSHINE AS LIGHT NORTHWESTERLYS LESS THAN 10 MPH PREVAIL AT IGNITION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 38 39 42 44 46 48 49 48 46 RH..............69 54 52 48 42 37 33 31 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 38 35 33 31 30 RH..............39 50 59 66 72 72 20 FT WIND......NW 4 N 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 5600 4000 1200 900 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 N 6 N 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......1200-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 36 46 50 RH..............72 58 44 35 20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 N 4G5 N 5 N 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2700 4900 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 N 15 N 13 N 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.TA42_.01/PAH