FNUS73 KPAH 101542 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZMAT TEST...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1042 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010 ***THIS IS ONLY A TEST*** FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1025 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT FINALLY BRINGS DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THINGS DRY FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........76 AT INCIDENT...MAX 81. RH..................79 PERCENT AT INCIDENT...MIN 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................78 PERCENT DECREASING TO 45 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT INCIDENT...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL AT INCIDENT...OTHERWISE 3200-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............73 76 77 79 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............79 75 73 72 70 71 71 73 77 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 CWR.............80 80 80 50 50 50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 69. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 73 72 71 71 70 RH..............82 92 97 100 98 99 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 3100 1900 900 600 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 10 SW 14 SW 17 SW 18 SW 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86. RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................66 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 79 84 85 RH..............100 78 70 64 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 SW 5G10 W 6G15 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2700 4000 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 17 W 17 W 18 W 21 CWR.............70 70 60 60 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 ***THIS IS ONLY A TEST*** $$ FORECASTER...DODD REQUESTED BY...ALEX DODD TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100910.HAZMA.01/PAH