FNUS73 KPAH 042236 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR POST OAK FLATS...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 436 PM CST WED JAN 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN DOES NOT ARRIVE UNTIL NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING WELL INTO THE 50S ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 60 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP OFF A BIT FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT STILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STAY AT OR ABOVE 40 PERCENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...MIXING WILL BE POOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO A LOW LEVEL INVERSION...SO MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE WELL BELOW 1700 FT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 38 36 34 33 32 RH..............62 69 72 75 75 76 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 5 NW 5 W 4 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 200 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 28 NW 31 NW 29 NW 23 NW 20 NW 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 37 49 54 RH..............80 74 51 48 20 FT WIND......SW 3G5 S 5 SW 7G10 SW 7G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 1000 700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 17 SW 25 SW 28 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PACKETT REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120105.POSTO.01/PAH