FNUS73 KPAH 041413 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST TRACT...SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 813 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... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAKE A DRY DAY WITH FULL SUN AND PREVAILING NORTHWESTERLYS LESS THAN 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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...OTHERWISE 1100-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 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............40 42 43 44 46 47 46 44 RH..............45 40 39 37 32 30 31 34 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 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 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.....24. 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 800-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 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............41 36 32 30 28 27 RH..............39 52 66 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 2400 800 1000 1000 900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 NW 6 N 5 N 6 N 5 N 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........27 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 34 44 49 RH..............85 63 43 33 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2G5 N 4G5 NE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2000 4800 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 N 9 N 9 N 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100304.WESTT.01/PAH