FNUS73 KPAH 241319 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER HOLLOW...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 819 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BRING AN INCREASE IN DEW POINTS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY...GENERALLY DROPPING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STARTING TONIGHT AND WORKING EAST ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DRY PERIOD FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 58 61 64 66 67 68 68 67 RH..............66 57 51 48 45 43 43 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 3.6 5.0 6.1 6.6 6.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.0 6 13 18 20 20 18 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................18 PERCENT INCREASING TO 67 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.......4700-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 0 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 60 58 56 53 52 RH..............48 58 62 66 83 96 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 2800 900 1300 1500 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 6 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............20 20 20 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................65 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 56 59 61 RH..............100 96 83 62 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SW 4G10 W 5G10 NW 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1400 1900 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 SE 9 NW 8 NW 16 CWR.............70 70 70 70 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.COPPE.01/PAH