FNUS73 KPAH 041346 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR POST OAK FLATS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 746 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON JANUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE HEARTLAND TODAY...FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER WEAK FRONT SATURDAY. EVEN WITH THE WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGES...LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 37 40 43 46 47 47 45 42 RH..............61 59 55 51 47 45 47 51 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 20 21 18 16 12 7 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 35 32 30 30 29 RH..............62 69 78 81 81 81 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 700 800 800 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 38 49 53 RH..............81 67 50 44 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 SW 6G10 SW 7G15 SW 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 1400 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 SW 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120104.POSTO.01/PAH