FNUS73 KPAH 311423 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE TRACT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 923 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THICK CLOUDS WILL HOLD DOWN HEATING...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE 40S...BUT IT MAY TAKE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE THEY GET THERE. BIGGEST ISSUE TODAY IS VERY LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE AREA...BUT MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE GOOD EVEN INTO TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 2 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.......5800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...REMAINING FAIRLY CONSTANT THROUGH THE DAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 44 45 47 48 49 49 49 RH..............71 64 59 55 52 49 49 53 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 47 46 45 44 44 RH..............55 59 66 73 79 76 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5900 6000 6000 5700 4700 3500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......2500-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 50 55 57 RH..............76 66 55 51 20 FT WIND......SW 4G5 SW 6G10 W 8G15 W 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 3200 4000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 15 W 18 W 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...SPAETH REQUESTED BY...FRANK PAUKERT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110331.WHITE.01/PAH