FNUS73 KPAH 232237 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR PERKINS...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 537 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1705 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. WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED THURSDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 40S. DISPERSION SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM...DESPITE GRADUALLY WEAKENING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. LOOKS LIKE DISPERSION MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT A CHANCE FOR COLD RAIN IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY 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............39 43 45 46 RH..............76 62 53 49 20 FT WIND......NW 6G20 N 9G20 N 7G15 N 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3300 3500 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..N 25 N 21 N 17 N 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 38 35 33 RH..............55 70 78 82 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3000 2400 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 NE 9 E 9 E 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................34 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............32 40 47 49 RH..............85 70 51 52 20 FT WIND......E 3G5 E 4G5 SE 4G5 E 4G5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2700 2700 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 14 SE 13 SE 10 SE 10 CWR.............30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MINOR TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20110323.PERKI.01/PAH