FNUS73 KPAH 192327 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE OF IL 50 58...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 627 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST SATURDAY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS BUT A DRY FORECAST AT SPOT BURN TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 46 49 55 61 65 64 66 68 69 67 66 RH..............71 76 74 61 48 38 38 34 32 31 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.8 2.8 3.7 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 20 22 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....44. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 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.......4900-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 57 53 51 48 46 RH..............43 55 66 68 77 79 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 4900 3000 1400 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 21 SW 24 SW 26 SW 25 SW 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100319.STATE.02/PAH