FNUS73 KPAH 131245 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 17...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 745 AM CDT TUE APR 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE WEEK...UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SOME TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE HEARTLAND AND MAY PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100-4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH. 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............66 69 72 75 76 77 78 77 76 RH..............50 45 39 36 34 35 35 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW S E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 5.9 7.0 7.6 7.1 6.0 4.7 3.2 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 5 3 3 2 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....52. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 7 MPH. 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............73 66 61 59 56 54 RH..............44 54 65 69 74 83 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 1 S 0 SE 0 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....600 100 300 700 300 100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 1 SE 2 SE 6 SE 7 S 6 W 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....81. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600-11900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE MORNING. 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 67 76 80 RH..............86 54 37 34 20 FT WIND......N 0 S 2G5 S 2G5 SE 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 4000 7500 11700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 S 3 E 5 E 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100413.TA17_.01/PAH