FNUS73 KPAH 221450 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WHFRTC...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 950 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A CLOSED...NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED SURFACE TO UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE INTO THE LOWER PART OF LAKE MICHIGAN FROM LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODIC CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL LIKELY OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER MAY EVEN BE POSSIBLE WITH THE RAIN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. DESPITE THE INTERMITTENT CHANCES FOR RAIN...DAILY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............73 74 74 73 71 RH..............55 51 51 53 59 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 4.9 4.3 3.6 2.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E NE N TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 12 14 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............67 62 59 57 56 55 RH..............68 84 93 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 5 N 4 N 3 N 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1700 1400 1200 900 800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 17 NW 12 SW 5 S 0 SW 3 NW 10 CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 60 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 62 66 67 RH..............96 72 54 50 20 FT WIND......NW 3G5 N 5G10 NW 6G15 NW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3000 4900 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 NW 16 NW 14 NW 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MINOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110922.WHFRT.01/PAH