FNUS73 KPAH 192250
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAMMA...USFWS, CRAB ORCHARD NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
550 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  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     74     79
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 4    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5500   4100   2200   700    200    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21  SW 22  SW 23  SW 24  SW 23  SW 21
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     MCLDY     MCLDY     MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............45        53        61        64
RH..............86        69        48        45
20 FT WIND......S 2G5     S 5       S 6G10    S 6G10
MIX HGT (FT)....1300      4500      7100      6600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20     SW 20     S 20      S 20
CWR.............0         0         0         0
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J  PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.GAMMA.01/PAH