FNUS73 KPAH 100026 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY KNOB...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 626 PM CST TUE NOV 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 CST ON NOVEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...SEND IN ANOTHER REQUEST IN THE MORNING FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY OVER THE MARK TWAIN AND SHAWNEE FORESTS...AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH. FARTHER EAST...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THROUGHOUT THE AREA THURSDAY...POSSIBLY LEADING TO DISPERSION CONCERNS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA...BUT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN IS FORECAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4200-5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 46 50 56 60 64 67 69 70 70 69 64 RH..............86 86 76 65 57 52 48 46 47 48 53 62 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 15 20 20 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.2 3.5 4.6 5.4 5.8 5.5 4.2 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.0 0 0 0 7 15 22 24 24 21 15 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......200-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 54 52 51 50 RH..............71 83 90 93 89 93 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 600 700 700 700 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE 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 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7700-9100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 59 70 72 RH..............100 68 48 44 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2G5 S 4G5 SE 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 8200 8500 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 5 S 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101109.GRASS.01/PAH