FNUS73 KPAH 181532 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLERS RIDGE...MODNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1032 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE QUAD STATE REGION AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. ALONG WITH THE WARM WEATHER WILL COME A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PRESSES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT RETURNS BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2100-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DROPPING BACK DOWN BELOW 2000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 66 65 64 63 RH..............73 67 65 55 52 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 N 9 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 2200 2500 1800 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7 NE 6 NE 7 N 14 N 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 59 56 54 51 49 RH..............50 51 74 80 86 89 20 FT WIND......N 7 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1400 1300 1300 1200 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 22 NE 20 NE 17 NE 15 NE 15 NE 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...TIM TURPIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.MILLE.01/PAH