FNUS73 KPAH 051026 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE OF IL 50 58...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 426 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... VERY DRY AIR AND VERY STRONG VERTICAL MIXING ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WINDS WILL BE VERY WEAK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL BY 3 PM TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 49 50 53 52 49 RH..............37 32 26 22 22 30 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 7 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....27. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 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............46 40 37 34 32 30 RH..............37 44 51 53 58 65 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 3700 2300 1200 1100 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 39 51 57 RH..............72 57 37 27 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 2G5 S 4G5 S 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2700 3400 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 10 E 5 E 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100305.STATE.01/PAH