FNUS73 KPAH 041426 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKWOOD BOTTOMS UNIT 3 3A 4...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 926 AM CDT THU NOV 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND COOL...WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY AND A NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE TODAY. SKIES WILL START OFF SUNNY...BUT WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO CLOUD UP BY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP SOME ON FRIDAY AND WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LESS. WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING IN NEXT WEEK...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL...AND THERE MAY BE A CHANCE OF RAINFALL LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2900-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500-7200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 49 50 51 52 53 54 54 52 49 RH..............55 49 46 42 41 39 39 41 44 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 12 12 13 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 2.9 4.3 5.5 6.6 7.2 6.9 4.9 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.23 26 28 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 42 40 38 37 35 RH..............55 65 70 73 75 78 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3300 1900 1000 1400 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 33 N 32 N 30 N 29 N 29 N 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......3300-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 40 45 46 RH..............75 57 43 38 20 FT WIND......NW 6G15 NW 8G20 NW 10G25 N 6G20 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 4300 4800 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..N 28 N 24 NW 21 NW 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND J PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101104.OAKWO.02/PAH