FNUS73 KPAH 251350 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 750 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. 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.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2100-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 36 37 38 39 39 40 40 40 39 RH..............75 72 70 67 64 64 64 64 64 67 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.5 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.24 22 18 15 13 10 10 9 8 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......300-2100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 10 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............38 35 33 32 32 32 RH..............70 82 89 96 92 92 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 700 100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 E 9 E 10 E 9 E 7 E 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH 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............31 37 47 51 RH..............92 79 60 56 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 4G5 S 5G10 S 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1900 3100 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 S 10 S 10 S 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110225.HAMPT.01/PAH