FNUS73 KPAH 172131 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CANE RIDGE WEST UNIT B...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 431 PM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE ADVANCING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. CLOUDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT ALONG DUE TO THE INCREASED AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO INCREASE AS WELL. THE ONLY CAVEAT TO THE FORECAST IS THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME PARTS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY...COULD SEE SOME SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY...WHICH WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON TEMPERATURES AND ALSO RELATIVE HUMIDITY. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE ENTIRE AREA WILL SEE A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN AND STORMS FRIDAY EVENING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WINDS SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................2 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2000-2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 62 67 70 RH..............92 76 67 66 20 FT WIND......SW 2 S 5 S 7 SE 7 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1600 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 SW 7 S 7 SE 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...TIM PERREN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.CANER.01/PAH