FNUS73 KPAH 081634 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR N PRAIRIE...FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1034 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUDS/FOG QUICKLY DISSIPATING FROM THE SOUTHWEST...LEADING TO BURNING CONDITIONS IMPROVING QUICKLY BY THE NOON HOUR. AREA SHOULD START SEEING SUNSHINE ANY TIME NOW...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY RISE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS TO START DROPPING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 59 60 61 61 59 RH..............56 53 51 50 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW W S TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 2 1 2 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......3100-3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 53 50 49 47 45 RH..............56 66 74 77 86 93 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1900 600 700 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................75 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......700-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 49 54 56 RH..............86 71 71 66 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 6G10 S 8G20 S 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1300 2200 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 13 S 23 S 22 CWR.............80 80 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.NPRAI.02/PAH