FNUS73 KPAH 081459 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 31...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 859 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... LOW CLOUDS NORTH OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING THE HOPKINSVILLE AREA...SO REASONABLE BURNING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT IGNITION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 40...AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY DIP INTO THE 30S. WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT...SO SMOKE DISPERSION COULD BE AN ISSUE...DESPITE DECENT MIXING HEIGHTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...REMAINING LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO A MAX OF 4800 FT AGL AROUND 5 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 60 62 64 65 64 63 RH..............62 57 53 48 45 44 49 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 9 8 6 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......3700-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............61 56 53 52 49 48 RH..............52 62 64 63 71 71 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 2300 700 900 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................55 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 52 57 60 RH..............71 61 57 53 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 5G10 S 8G20 S 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1300 2200 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 15 S 17 S 24 CWR.............60 60 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100308.TA31_.01/PAH