FNUS74 KOHX 232346 FWSOHX SPOT FORECAST FOR DARROW RIDGE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE-NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 646 PM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NOTE: ALL WIND SPEED VALUES ARE IN MPH. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. FAIR WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ABOUT 5 MPH. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE NIGHT, WITH RAIN LIKELY BU THURSDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 67 66 RH..............45 39 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 5400 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 DISPERSION IDX..27 33 40 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. 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. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 60 57 54 52 51 RH..............41 50 60 65 71 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 5000 5500 5000 5000 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 14 SW 17 SW 22 SW 25 S 28 DISPERSION IDX..45 62 85 106 111 96 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 48 55 59 61 62 RH..............79 83 69 61 55 53 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2 S 5 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 9 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2600 2500 2700 2700 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 33 S 39 S 45 S 46 S 45 DISPERSION IDX..79 75 86 103 111 108 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SAM HERRON REQUESTED BY...CHAD RUNYAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.DARRO.01/OHX