FNUS73 KPAH 291229 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARKS RIVER BURN COMPLEX...USFS LBL NAT REC AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 729 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH THE APPROACH OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM...LIGHT RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE EAST. A PERIOD OF MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD. RAIN WILL RETURN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVES SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN TEMP............46 48 51 51 53 54 54 53 51 RH..............55 51 46 46 44 45 46 50 54 20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.2 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.8 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 12 10 10 12 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................85 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....OCNL OCNL OCNL CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............49 46 43 42 42 42 RH..............58 68 76 82 79 79 20 FT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1400 1300 1300 1200 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16 NE 17 NE 17 NE 16 NE 14 NE 14 CWR.............90 90 90 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 54 56 RH..............82 60 46 42 20 FT WIND......NE 5G10 NE 7G15 NE 6G10 NE 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3000 4300 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 N 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...TIM VETTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110329.CLARK.01/PAH