FNUS73 KPAH 162120 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 420 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER DRY DAY IS ON TAP FOR THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH WE WILL SEE WINDS DRAMATICALLY INCREASE STARTING BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY IN THE MORNING AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BUT QUICKLY INCREASE BY 9 OR 10 AM INTO THE 15 TO 18 MPH RANGE WITH EVEN HIGHER SUSTAINED WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL SHIFT TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WITH TIME AS WELL. WIND GUSTS WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 40S FOR THE MOST PART ON THURSDAY AS WELL. CHANCES FOR RAIN AND STORMS ENTERS THE FORECAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND OVERSPREAD THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 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.......0-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 54 52 50 50 49 RH..............55 62 66 69 70 74 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1100 600 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 17 S 16 S 15 S 16 S 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2200 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 33 TO 41 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 50 54 58 62 66 69 71 73 74 73 72 RH..............82 80 72 66 61 56 52 49 47 46 46 47 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 13 15 17 18 16 15 14 13 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 18 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.22 24 25 28 30 31 33 36 38 39 40 41 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.HAMPT.01/PAH