FNUS73 KPAH 051400 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITESIDE...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 800 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY DRY AIR...AND STRONG MIXING EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE AREA...A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND WILL PREVAIL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...REMAINING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL IT BECOMES LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...REMAINING NEARLY STEADY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 38 42 45 48 51 53 51 49 RH..............59 51 40 32 27 24 20 22 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE N N N N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 8 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............45 39 35 33 30 29 RH..............39 48 56 59 65 70 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5700 4400 2500 1200 1000 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 5 NE 3 NE 5 E 6 E 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 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............27 38 50 57 RH..............78 57 37 25 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 2 E 2G5 SE 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2000 3500 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 5 NE 7 N 9 NE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100305.WHITE.02/PAH