FNUS73 KPAH 310215
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND PRAIRIE CA...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
915 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 31.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF PERIOD OF MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST INTO EARLY
THURSDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD. A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL
RETURN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVES
SOUTHEAST FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............44  46  48  51  52  53  53  53  53
RH..............66  60  53  48  46  44  44  44  45
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   1   1   2   2   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.5                   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.2 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5   5   3   3   3   3   5   5   6
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3

$$
FORECASTER...YORK
REQUESTED BY...BOB GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110331.SANDP.01/PAH