FNUS73 KPAH 281707 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WRANGLERS...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1107 AM CST TUE DEC 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 CST ON DECEMBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONLY CONCERN FOR BURNING THIS AFTERNOON IS RELATIVELY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS. ALTHOUGH TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB ABOVE 2KFT. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 37 38 39 39 39 34 RH..............63 58 55 53 51 51 54 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 23 24 24 21 15 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 32 31 30 30 30 RH..............64 75 81 85 85 85 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 800 700 700 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42. RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SLEET RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............29 32 39 42 RH..............88 83 85 80 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 3G5 S 5 S 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 700 600 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...RANDALL MITCHELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101228.WRANG.05/PAH