FNUS73 KPAH 181226 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SECTION SIX...INDIANA DNR NATURE PRESERVES SW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 726 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 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 (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 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 MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 42 46 50 53 57 59 61 63 64 63 62 RH..............73 73 65 56 46 37 32 31 30 31 34 35 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.7 3.5 5.0 5.9 6.2 5.7 4.2 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 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.....41. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 53 50 48 46 44 RH..............40 52 63 71 76 79 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....400 BLW100 BLW100 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 W 12 W 12 W 12 SW 10 SW 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................2 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 53 63 68 RH..............82 54 32 27 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 7G20 SW 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2700 5200 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 10 SW 15 SW 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...BRIAN ABRELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.SECTI.02/PAH