FNUS73 KPAH 061558 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PARTNEY...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 958 AM CST SAT MAR 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE OZARK REGION. A FEW MORE CLOUDS WERE SHOWING UP ON SATELLITE AHEAD OF THE MAIN BODY OF CLOUDS. ALSO NOTICE AN INVERSION IS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY WITH A MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING 4200 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 50 53 56 57 58 58 56 RH..............44 38 33 30 28 29 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....33. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......SHALLOW INVERSION SETTING UP THIS EVENING AROUND 1200 FT MSL...INCREASING TO 2400 FT MSL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 47 41 36 33 33 RH..............38 50 61 77 85 84 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1600 400 600 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 S 3 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 45 58 63 RH..............70 55 48 47 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 5G10 S 6G15 S 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1200 2700 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 1 SW 20 W 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100306.PARTN.02/PAH