FNUS73 KPAH 181100 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERLAKE MINE...INDIANA DNR FORESTRY FIRE HQ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 600 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0550 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AND RESULT IN DRY AND MILD WEATHER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES TODAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE IN THE 20S. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE TOO STRONG. WINDS TODAY WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM THE NORTHWEST BELOW 10 MPH. FRIDAY WINDS WILL TURN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. GUSTS 10 TO 20 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900-5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 41 45 49 52 56 58 60 62 63 62 61 RH..............70 67 60 52 44 37 33 32 31 31 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 3.3 4.7 5.5 5.7 5.2 3.9 2.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 49 47 45 43 RH..............40 52 66 74 79 82 20 FT WIND......W 4 W 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 BLW100 BLW100 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 15 W 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................2 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 52 62 67 RH..............89 59 41 28 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 8G20 SW 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2700 5200 6000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 SW 16 SW 16 SW 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...DREW DAILY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.INTER.01/PAH