FNUS73 KPAH 311956 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 6...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 256 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 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.....52. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 66 62 59 56 55 RH..............33 44 50 55 61 64 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2700 2200 1700 1300 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 28 SW 29 SW 30 SW 30 SW 28 S 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 25 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............54 66 76 79 RH..............69 52 36 32 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 6G15 S 8G20 S 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2200 3100 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 22 SW 23 SW 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.TA6__.01/PAH