FNUS73 KPAH 232212 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DK...USFWS COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 512 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1720 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAJOR CHANGES EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. DISPERSION SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AT OR ABOVE 3KFT AGL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER QUITE A BIT TO AROUND 80 PERCENT...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY DROP TO AROUND 50 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT DISPERSION SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200-3300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 40 TO 47 MPH BECOMING NORTH 28 TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 51 48 42 39 RH..............51 55 61 63 73 76 20 FT WIND......W 11 NW 8 NW 6 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 4700 4000 3500 3300 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 47 NW 45 NW 40 NW 35 NW 31 N 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 41 43 44 RH..............73 62 55 53 20 FT WIND......NW 6G20 N 8G20 N 6G15 N 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 3400 3500 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 26 N 21 N 16 N 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.DK___.02/PAH