FNUS73 KPAH 110224 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSY KNOB...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 824 PM CST WED NOV 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1953 CST ON NOVEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS HIGH WILL PRODUCE A LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW OF DRY AIR. THIS DRIER AIR WILL WORK ITS WAY WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE LOW EACH AFTERNOON...BUT EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS OUR REGION ON SATURDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. A HEAVIER RAINFALL EVENT IS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK...DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF A STORM SYSTEM PASSING TO OUR SOUTH. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT REQUEST...MIN 47. RH..................67 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 54 52 51 50 RH..............67 71 74 80 86 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .VETERANS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 59 70 73 RH..............89 60 39 34 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 4G10 S 5G10 S 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 5200 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SW 6 S 6 SE 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101110.GRASS.01/PAH