FNUS73 KPAH 261443 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WENDELL 26...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 943 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE HEARTLAND REGION DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND WILL SLOWLY WORK EAST TODAY. HOWEVER...BEFORE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES COMPLETELY OUT OF THE AREA...IT WILL BRING ANOTHER SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW CENTER WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS...THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. AFTER TUESDAY...DRIER AIR AND GRADUALLY WARMER CONDITIONS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE HEARTLAND REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE FROM THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S TODAY...PEAKING OUT IN THE LOWER 80S ON THURSDAY. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S TO MIDDLE 50S THROUGH THE PERIOD. MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL NOT LIKELY FALL INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE UNTIL AFTER THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. HOWEVER... MIXING HEIGHTS...TRANSPORT WINDS AND VENT RATES SHOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR ANY PRESCRIBED BURN ACTIVITY THIS WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 68 69 70 69 68 66 RH..............59 54 51 45 45 47 50 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 10 15 12 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 4.4 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 15 16 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 30 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 58 56 54 53 53 RH..............56 69 74 79 85 88 20 FT WIND......W 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 S 4 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 4800 2900 1300 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 20 W 21 W 23 SW 25 W 29 W 32 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......1100-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 62 69 71 RH..............93 66 54 53 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 6G15 W 7G15 W 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 3000 4800 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 33 W 29 W 22 W 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MINOR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110926.WENDE.01/PAH