FNUS73 KPAH 241511 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR NEVILLE CREEK...USFS LBL NAT REC AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1011 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5400-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 62 66 68 69 70 70 68 RH..............40 38 36 34 32 34 42 45 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 4.2 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 17 17 18 20 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...BARBARA WYSOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.NEVIL.02/PAH