FNUS73 KPAH 311249 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DK...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 749 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE A WARMER SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 70S EACH DAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE NEAR CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS IN SOME AREAS...AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 66 69 71 73 74 75 74 73 RH..............55 47 42 37 34 33 32 32 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.21 24 29 31 32 32 31 29 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....54. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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............71 65 62 60 58 56 RH..............39 48 54 58 60 66 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 700 100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 17 S 16 S 16 S 13 S 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 800-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 65 73 76 RH..............71 56 43 39 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 10G25 S 12G30 S 13G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2200 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 21 S 22 S 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.DK___.01/PAH