FNUS73 KPAH 041324 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TURPEN...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 724 AM CST THU MAR 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GOOD MIXING EXPECTED TODAY...WHICH WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MIDDLE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD BE UNDER 10KTS...SO NO MAJOR ISSUES ARE ANTICIPATED. A NEAR SURFACE INVERSION WILL SET UP THIS EVENING...AS WINDS DIE OFF AFTER SUNSET. SHOULD SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS FRIDAY...BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...AND CONTINUING AT 5 TO 6 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL BY 4 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 41 44 46 47 48 47 45 RH..............54 48 40 34 30 26 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.7 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 37 33 31 29 28 RH..............38 50 63 75 81 85 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 N 3 N 3 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 2500 800 1000 1000 900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 NW 6 N 5 N 6 N 6 N 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 35 45 50 RH..............85 61 41 32 20 FT WIND......NE 2 N 2G5 N 4G5 NE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2700 4800 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 NE 10 N 9 N 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.TURPE.01/PAH