FNUS73 KPAH 211325 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR EBP RX...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 825 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH TUESDAY. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS FRONT...A WARM SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST. THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWEST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL NOSE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BRINGING DRY AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 76 77 78 77 76 RH..............51 49 45 44 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 8 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 23 22 22 22 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...KYLE VAREL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110321.EBPRX.02/PAH