FNUS73 KPAH 071400 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYPRESS POND...ILLINOIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 900 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER TO THE QUAD STATE AREA...AS SOUTHERLY WINDS MAINTAIN WARM TEMPERATURES RIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME STATIONARY IN THE VICINITY OF THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVITY DURING THAT TIME FRAME WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 58 61 64 66 69 70 71 71 71 70 RH..............71 64 65 60 61 57 55 53 51 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW S S S S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 8 10 13 14 14 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 66 64 63 62 62 RH..............59 65 70 75 78 78 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 900 200 400 400 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 9 SE 8 SE 9 S 8 S 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BLANCHARD REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.CRYPR.01/PAH