FNUS73 KPAH 191340 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMBELL POINT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 840 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH WILL RESULT IN A RATHER WARM DAY. A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE REGION SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND SLOW IT DOWN...AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND GAINS STRENGTH. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. RAIN WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM PASSES BY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH GUST TO 15. CWR.................2 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 58 62 65 67 69 70 69 68 RH..............59 49 43 37 34 32 31 33 36 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 4.0 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 20 20 21 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................8 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......4300-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 57 54 51 48 46 RH..............43 55 61 66 74 76 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 2100 BLW100 400 300 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 24 SW 26 SW 26 SW 26 S 26 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 800-2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 51 57 60 RH..............79 71 55 46 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6G10 S 7G10 SE 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 2600 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 26 S 26 S 24 CWR.............20 20 40 40 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100319.CAMBE.01/PAH