FNUS73 KPAH 312300 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DK...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 600 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WILL AGAIN RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH WELL INTO THE 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING DEW POINTS. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE CLEARING SKIES RETURN TO THE QUAD STATE ALLOWING FOR A BEAUTIFUL EASTER SUNDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....54. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN DROPPING OFF TO 8 TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 39 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 62 60 58 56 RH..............38 47 53 58 60 66 20 FT WIND......S 20 S 10 S 9 S 8 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2300 2000 1800 1400 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 39 S 38 S 35 SW 32 S 31 S 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 29 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 65 73 76 RH..............71 56 43 39 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 9G20 S 11G30 S 11G30 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2100 2800 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 S 29 S 29 S 32 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.DK___.02/PAH