FNUS73 KPAH 292135 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKLANDS NORTH UNIT...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 435 PM CDT MON MAR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE HEARTLAND WILL SEE DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DOMINATES THE REGION. INITIALLY... SURFACE MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINS AND MOIST GROUND WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER THROUGH TUESDAY. AS THE AIR NEAR THE SURFACE DRIES OUT...DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECLINE AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL WORK BACK INTO THE REGION BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 29 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 52 56 59 63 65 66 67 67 66 RH..............56 48 43 39 35 34 34 34 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 16 17 18 21 23 25 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 56 54 53 51 RH..............42 52 59 64 68 71 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3100 2500 2000 1800 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 33 S 35 S 35 S 36 S 37 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 31 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 61 70 74 RH..............73 46 32 29 20 FT WIND......S 6G15 S 10G20 S 13G30 S 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2700 3400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 37 SW 33 S 31 S 35 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.SUNKL.01/PAH