FNUS73 KPAH 031546 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDPUPPY...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 946 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONE MORE DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE HEARTLAND AS HIGH PRESSURE MIGRATES TOWARDS THE EASTERN SEABOARD. AS A RESULT...SUNSHINE WILL BE FILTERED TODAY AS MORE HIGH CLOUDS SPREAD INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE UNSEASONABLY WARM...WITH HIGHS REACHING THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN OUR NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 64 64 63 62 RH..............43 40 41 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...STEVE PAES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.MUDPU.01/PAH