FNUS73 KPAH 051419 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKWOOD BOTTOMS UNIT 9A 11 17...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 919 AM CDT FRI NOV 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION AROUND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WHILE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS ARE MAINLY SUNNY AT THE MOMENT...CLOUDS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT PROBABLY BE MORE PREVALENT EAST OF THE BURN AREA. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER WITH NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT TUESDAY. MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT FROM SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AGAIN TODAY FROM THE NORTHWEST (330 TO 340 DEGREES) BUT SHOULD SLACKEN OFF AFTER SUNSET...AND BE VERY LIGHT BY SUNRISE TOMORROW. WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE LIGHT...AND START OFF LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...AND BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY AFTERNOON...AND THEN TURN SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON...ALL THE WHILE REMAINING IN THE 3 TO 6 MPH RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND UP NEAR 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 42 43 45 47 48 48 46 42 RH..............54 50 47 43 38 34 35 37 42 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 3.0 4.1 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.1 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 13 17 21 23 24 24 24 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 34 32 30 30 29 RH..............45 53 60 65 65 68 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 500 600 900 800 700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 24 N 23 N 21 N 18 N 17 N 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 38 49 52 RH..............71 50 30 29 20 FT WIND......NW 2G5 NW 2G5 W 3G5 W 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2300 3300 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 NW 8 W 6 W 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFOPADUCAH REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101105.OAKWO.02/PAH