FNUS73 KPAH 301239 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 40...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 739 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 55 58 60 61 62 62 60 RH..............52 47 42 39 37 36 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW NW W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.7 3.3 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....43. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 53 50 48 47 46 RH..............43 52 58 62 67 70 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 BLW100 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 59 71 76 RH..............76 49 32 30 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 7G10 S 7G10 S 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 3200 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 18 SW 20 S 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100330.TA40_.01/PAH