FNUS73 KPAH 011217 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MARINA...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 717 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0640 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION TODAY. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE WEEKEND...BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS....ESPECIALLY SUNDAY WHEN SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC PC MC CDY MC MC PC MC PC PC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............32 36 41 46 49 51 53 54 55 56 56 54 RH..............88 80 70 60 54 52 48 46 47 47 46 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 14 15 16 18 21 23 25 28 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3900-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 44 42 41 40 RH..............52 64 72 78 80 82 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 5700 6200 6400 5500 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 32 NW 35 NW 36 NW 36 NW 33 NW 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 51 60 64 RH..............85 54 39 31 20 FT WIND......W 2G5 W 6G10 W 7G15 W 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3500 4200 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26 NW 22 NW 18 W 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110401.MARIN.01/PAH