FNUS73 KPAH 011610 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMPSON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1110 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY...WARM...AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A SOUTH WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 77 79 80 79 78 RH..............43 40 38 37 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 24 25 24 23 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....54. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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............75 68 64 61 58 56 RH..............43 52 56 58 67 72 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 800 100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 16 S 13 S 13 S 12 S 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 66 74 78 RH..............72 56 40 32 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 9G15 S 12G30 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3200 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 24 S 24 S 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...FRANK PAUKERT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.SIMPS.01/PAH