FNUS73 KPAH 061310 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR ROTHOMEL...SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 710 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. 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.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 33 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 50 53 55 56 56 55 52 RH..............65 61 54 51 51 51 55 61 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.22 26 30 32 33 33 33 32 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 47 45 44 42 41 RH..............68 83 89 89 89 85 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 4 NW 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1400 1200 1100 1100 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 31 W 30 W 26 W 23 NW 21 N 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1100-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 43 47 49 RH..............82 73 58 50 20 FT WIND......N 4G5 N 4G5 N 5 N 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1900 2200 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 E 6 S 0 E 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120106.ROTHO.02/PAH