FNUS73 KPAH 301139 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKLANDS NORTH UNIT...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 639 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM...DRY...AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS WILL MOVE EAST...REACHING THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH...WARMER SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE 60S TODAY...AND THEN RISE THROUGH THE 70S WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...A FEW SPOTS MAY REACH 80 DEGREES ON FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE LOW EACH AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION... INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 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 51 55 59 62 64 65 66 66 65 RH..............58 49 45 39 32 28 24 26 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.5 2.4 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.5 2.5 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 20 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 59 56 54 53 52 RH..............44 54 59 63 65 67 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 15 S 14 S 18 S 14 S 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....76. MIN HUMIDITY........29 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 62 71 75 RH..............70 49 33 29 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 11G25 S 13G30 S 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2400 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 26 S 31 S 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.SUNKL.01/PAH