FNUS73 KPAH 171322 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 822 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY STILL DROP WELL INTO THE 30S OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY WEST KENTUCKY...DUE TO THE MAJOR WARM UP EXPECTED. THIS AREA ALSO HAS THE DRIEST FUELS ACCORDING TO YESTERDAYS OBSERVATIONS...SO THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH TO EXTREME TODAY OVER WEST KENTUCKY...AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE SHAWNEE. IF THE MOISTURE DOES NOT INCREASE AS MUCH AS EXPECTED OUT WEST...THE MARK TWAIN AND ALL OF THE SHAWNEE COULD SEE EXTREME CONDITIONS TODAY. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY...WHICH WILL BUMP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES UP. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY AND REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY BY LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 36 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 66 63 61 59 58 RH..............49 58 67 75 83 86 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 4 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 300 300 200 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 40 S 29 S 13 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 63 68 71 RH..............90 75 63 57 20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 S 3G5 S 5 S 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 3000 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 8 SW 13 S 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.HAMPT.01/PAH