FNUS73 KPAH 291306 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 26...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 806 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS TEMPERATURES HEAT UP TODAY INTO THE LOWER 80S AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FORTUNATELY...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME AS A DRY COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH NO RAIN IN SIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN INCREASING TO 4200-5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 74 77 78 79 80 78 75 RH..............44 37 29 27 26 25 27 31 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.0 4.2 3.3 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 62 59 57 55 54 RH..............38 52 62 69 77 80 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1100 900 900 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 N 14 N 15 N 15 N 15 N 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 68 77 79 RH..............80 57 42 35 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 6G10 N 7G10 N 9G15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 3500 6200 6800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 15 N 15 N 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100929.TA26_.01/PAH