FNUS73 KPAH 202012 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR INAGHEH UNIT 6...FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 312 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1515 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE COLD FRONT IS WAVERING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE LOCATION. IT IS THROUGH CARBONDALE BUT NOT THROUGH CAPE GIRARDAU. IT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THIS THROUGH 6PM CDT. AFTER THAT THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOCATION AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER ARKANSAS THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY MOVE INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY BY 7PM CDT SUNDAY AND SHOULD MOVE INTO OHIO BY MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. DECENT DRYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 40S. ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO MOST OF THE AREA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................13 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 67 63 RH..............40 46 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.6 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH ...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......9800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 55 52 50 48 46 RH..............60 72 80 83 86 93 20 FT WIND......S 3 NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....9800 3400 600 1200 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 NW 9 N 8 N 9 NE 10 NE 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................100 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............46 50 53 55 RH..............89 80 74 69 20 FT WIND......NE 7G10 NE 6G15 NE 7G15 NE 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1200 1200 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 12 NE 14 NE 22 CWR.............100 100 100 100 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SPODEN REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.INAGH.01/PAH