FNUS73 KPAH 010344 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER KING...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1044 PM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. 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 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. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 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.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 69 71 74 75 76 77 76 75 RH..............55 50 45 42 40 38 38 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 30 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 29 29 29 30 30 31 32 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...KEITH P KELLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.MILLE.01/PAH