FNUS73 KPAH 301256 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MILL...USFWS MINGO NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 756 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE UNDER 10 MPH...SO DISPERSION SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AFTER DARK TONIGHT WINDS WILL LESSEN A BIT...AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL DROP...SO SMOKE COULD BE AN ISSUE TONIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1800-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 73 76 78 80 81 82 83 83 82 81 RH..............72 64 56 52 47 45 42 42 41 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....60. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY 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.......3200-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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............79 72 67 65 63 62 RH..............45 58 67 76 78 81 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 4600 3200 1200 700 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 17 NE 10 NE 7 NE 8 NE 8 NE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....87. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. 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.......3200-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 77 84 86 RH..............76 47 36 33 20 FT WIND......NE 4G10 NE 5G10 NE 6G15 NE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 3200 3900 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 E 20 E 20 E 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100630.REDMI.01/PAH