FNUS73 KPAH 251550 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CANTRELL WOODLAND...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 950 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS OUR REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE A DRY BUT COLD NORTH WIND FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR INTO OUR REGION. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL CROSS OUR REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42. RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 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.......2000-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 31 33 34 36 38 39 40 41 41 41 40 RH..............88 88 78 75 69 64 62 59 59 59 59 59 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.4 2.4 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E TRANSP WIND SPD.23 21 17 15 13 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 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............39 36 34 33 33 33 RH..............62 69 75 78 78 78 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 13 SE 15 SE 12 SE 12 SE 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 39 50 54 RH..............81 70 54 52 20 FT WIND......SE 2G5 SE 5G10 S 6G10 S 7G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2000 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 S 14 S 13 S 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...GARY GOGNAT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110224.CANTR.01/PAH