FNUS73 KPAH 081354 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MULE HOLLOW...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 754 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT MAIN ISSUE TODAY IS DISPERSION- RELATED. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE MARGINAL AT PROPOSED IGNITION -TIME...BUT WILL CLIMB SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4800-5500 FT AGL BY 3 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MCR CLR CLR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 65 68 70 69 66 RH..............59 50 42 35 30 30 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.1 3.3 4.6 5.5 5.4 4.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 10 13 15 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 59 56 55 52 51 RH..............42 45 51 56 66 77 20 FT WIND......SE 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 2100 1000 1200 1200 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SE 10 SE 7 SE 7 S 13 S 16 CWR.............0 0 0 70 70 90 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...MIKE NORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.MULEH.01/PAH