FNUS73 KPAH 301223 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON BRUSH PILE...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 723 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL DEPART TO THE EAST TODAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST TODAY 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 UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BEFORE 9 AM. TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 45 47 47 48 49 49 49 48 RH..............68 65 60 58 56 53 51 53 58 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 41 38 36 34 33 RH..............67 82 89 96 96 100 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 3 NE 2 E 2 NE 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1100 100 400 400 100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 NE 8 NE 6 E 6 E 3 E 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200-6300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............32 42 49 52 RH..............100 65 50 46 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 NW 2G5 SW 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 4400 5900 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2 N 2 W 5 SW 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110330.HAMPT.01/PAH