FNUS73 KPAH 051423 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BOOMING SHOALS RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 823 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE CONCERNS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE VERY DRY AIR WITH GOOD MIXING EXPECTED...AND A GENERAL LACK OF WIND...AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES RIGHT OVER THE QUAD STATE REGION. A WEAKENING STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL PUSH THE SURFACE HIGH TO OUR SOUTHEAST SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...IT WILL ALSO BRING INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BRING DAILY CHANCES OF RAIN TO THE REGION EACH DAY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 52 55 56 54 52 RH..............33 28 24 19 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 7 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 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............48 41 38 35 33 31 RH..............35 46 51 53 58 62 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 1 SE 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 3200 2100 1300 1200 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 39 51 57 RH..............72 59 41 31 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 3G5 S 5G10 S 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1900 3300 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 SE 9 S 7 SE 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100305.BOOMI.03/PAH