FNUS73 KPAH 181917 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 117 PM CST FRI FEB 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 CST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT PASSED ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS DROPPED RAPIDLY AS NORTH WINDS INCREASED BEHIND THE FRONT. THE MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE RETURN DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS MOISTURE FILTERS BACK INTO OUR AREA. IN ADDITION...A FEW RAIN SHOWERS CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATER TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1200-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 68 68 64 60 RH..............29 25 21 23 30 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 12 10 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 15 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.1 3.1 2.3 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 14 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............56 51 48 46 42 40 RH..............40 50 58 68 75 78 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 14 NE 15 NE 16 E 17 E 18 CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE TEMP............40 43 48 51 RH..............76 62 55 49 20 FT WIND......NE 4G5 E 6G10 E 6G10 E 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1200 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 20 E 18 E 18 CWR.............10 10 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.HAMPT.02/PAH