FNUS73 KPAH 021320 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CEMENT HOLLOW...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 820 AM CDT TUE NOV 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF STATES THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO EXTREME SOUTHERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE THE RULE ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TODAY. ALL IN ALL...IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE AREA WILL STAY DRY THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30S IN MOST LOCATIONS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLY REACHING THE UPPER 20S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO EAST 10 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 56 58 60 61 62 61 60 56 RH..............48 43 39 33 31 30 31 32 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 17 21 23 24 25 25 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 24 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 45 43 42 41 RH..............44 58 62 67 70 73 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 800 800 800 800 800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 24 E 16 SE 7 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 50 61 63 RH..............76 54 35 30 20 FT WIND......NE 1G10 NE 2G5 NW 3G10 NW 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1200 2300 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 W 2 NW 6 NW 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH/WFOLOUISVILLE REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101102.CEMEN.01/PAH