FNUS73 KPAH 021601 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR INAGHEH UNIT 6...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1001 AM CST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE REGION/S WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. AS A RESULT...ABUNDANT SUNSHINE...DRY CONDITIONS...AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY FRIDAY AS WINDS TURN SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THE APPROACH OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN OUR NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BEGINNING FRIDAY AND LASTING INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 53 54 53 52 RH..............50 48 45 48 52 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 44 42 40 38 37 RH..............58 71 78 81 83 86 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 800 300 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 12 E 13 E 14 E 10 E 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 44 54 58 RH..............90 72 56 55 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 5G10 SE 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 1300 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 10 SE 9 SE 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BLANCHARD REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110302.INAGH.01/PAH