FNUS73 KPAH 081553
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
953 AM CST WED DEC 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON DECEMBER 08.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNSHINE FILLED SKY AT BURN TIME WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GENERALLY LIGHT
NORTHWESTERLYS BLOWING ACROSS THE EXPOSURE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S PERCENTILE AT THE TIME OF THE BURN...ON THEIR
WAY DOWN TO POTENTIAL BOTTOM OUT HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S
PERCENTILE AT THEIR VERY LOWEST AN HOUR OR TWO POST BURN INITIATION. RISING
PLUMES FROM THE BURN WILL MIX OUT THROUGH ABOUT 2500 FEET OF AIR AT BURN
INITIATION TIME...THEN FAN OUT AT THE INVERSION LAYER...WHICH WILL RISE
ANOTHER THOUSAND FEET OR SO IN THE ENSUING TWO HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 39.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-3800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............37  38  38  39  34
RH..............38  36  35  39  41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  N   NE  NE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   2   1
20 FT WIND GUST.7   7   6   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6   7   8   9   10

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FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PAES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101208.LITTL.01/PAH