FNUS73 KPAH 061948 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGGINS FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE LBL NRA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 248 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1432 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE REGION. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AVERAGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL PROVIDE LOTS OF SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 70S AND WARM ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO ON THURSDAY DESPITE SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........71 AT REQUEST...MAX 72. RH..................25 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT REQUEST...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 3300-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 71 71 71 69 RH..............25 25 26 27 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 10 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 20 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.36 36 36 36 35 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. 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.......2100-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900-1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 62 58 56 54 53 RH..............34 42 47 52 58 64 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3000 2100 1300 1000 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 35 SW 33 SW 32 SW 30 SW 26 SW 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 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.......1300-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 63 70 73 RH..............70 62 52 47 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 5G10 S 6G10 S 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 2500 3700 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 16 S 17 S 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...PACKETT REQUESTED BY...REGINA ROBY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110406.HIGGI.01/PAH