FNUS73 KPAH 061531
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK FIELDS...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
931 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 06.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...VERY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AGAIN TODAY...

A DRY COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE IN ITS WAKE. THEREFORE...MAINLY SUNNY SKIES WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE RULE TODAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BY MIDWEEK BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IN TOW...BRINGING MUCH MORE WINTER LIKE
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-1600
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 24 TO 26
                    MPH.

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............52  55  57  58  59  58  55
RH..............56  51  47  47  45  49  55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.21  24  25  26  26  26  25

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FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE PAES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120106.LITTL.02/PAH