FNUS73 KPAH 181234
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANE RIDGE WEST UNIT B...USFS MARK TWAIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
734 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 18.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PRESS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING A
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST LATE THIS MORNING. ALONG WITH THE
FRONT WILL COME AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER
WILL RETURN SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT RETURNS BACK TO
THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY     MCLDY     MCLDY     MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............49        55        60        62
RH..............86        69        60        58
20 FT WIND......NE 5      NE 6G10   E 6G10    E 6G10
MIX HGT (FT)....1600      1600      2800      2500
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 18     E 17      E 18      E 14
CWR.............0         0         0         0
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...PRESLEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM PERREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.CANER.02/PAH