FNUS73 KPAH 182032 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR VANCIL HOLLOW...MISSOURI DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 332 PM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1550 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR FRIDAY. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE WILL BE STRONGER AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. OTHERWISE VERY SIMILAR. ALSO THE STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS WEEKEND MAY ARRIVE A LITTLE LATER SATURDAY THAN PREVIOUSLY PLANNED. RAIN WILL START IN THE MORNING IN THE OZARKS SPREADING EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL. IGNITION...OTHERWIS TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 63 62 61 RH..............33 33 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 5.8 4.3 4.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 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.......3400-5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 52 49 47 45 43 RH..............42 54 67 75 78 81 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 2 S 1 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 4300 2400 600 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 12 W 13 SW 13 SW 13 SW 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1400-2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 53 64 69 RH..............88 55 31 27 20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 4G5 SW 6G10 S 7G10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2800 4800 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 13 SW 16 SW 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...VANCIL HOLLOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100318.VANCI.01/PAH