FNUS73 KPAH 031636 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKWOOD BOTTOMS UNIT 3 3A 4...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1136 AM CDT WED NOV 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON NOVEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL CLEAR BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THE BULK OF THE CLOUDS AND RAIN STAYING TO YOUR SOUTH...AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS WILL STAY AS A RELATIVELY DRY 30 OR SO. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED BOTH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THURSDAY WILL BECOME BLUSTERY AND MUCH COOLER. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 800-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 0 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN TEMP............47 51 56 59 60 59 58 56 54 RH..............60 52 42 36 35 34 36 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.3 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 8 12 15 20 23 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......400-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 0 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 49 46 44 42 41 RH..............43 46 53 60 73 76 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 500 600 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 W 17 SW 6 NE 0 SW 9 W 23 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......800-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 46 52 54 RH..............79 60 46 41 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5G15 NW 5G20 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....800 2900 5000 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 35 N 33 N 28 N 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOLOUISVILLE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101103.OAKWO.02/PAH