FNUS73 KPAH 222117 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSSEL MT RX...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 417 PM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS AND ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OUT OF THE QUAD STATE OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD SUNSHINE TO RETURN TO THE QUAD STATE FOR THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE BACK INTO THE 60S FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE ENTIRE AREA WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER SHOT OF RAINFALL THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN LINGERING INTO FRIDAY...BUT ON AVERAGE AMOUNTS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THOSE WITH THIS PAST STORM SYSTEM. MILDER WEATHER AND SUNSHINE WILL RETURN FOR SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR PC MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 54 53 RH..............54 54 57 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.7 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 17 CWR.............0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP............51 46 44 42 41 40 RH..............61 76 76 79 76 73 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 2 NW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2300 1800 1400 900 600 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 13 NW 10 NW 8 NW 7 W 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......600-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 50 60 65 RH..............76 61 44 38 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 2200 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 8 W 8 SW 9 SW 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...BOBBY BLOODWORTH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100322.RUSSE.01/PAH