FNUS73 KPAH 091510 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAB ORCHARD CAMPGROUND PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 910 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS HIGH PRESSURE GETS REESTABLISHED OVER THE REGION TODAY...CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AGAIN BY TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...THE CENTER OF WHICH WILL PASS BY TO OUR SOUTH ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN IS A SURE THING ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT. A LITTLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE ALSO...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE AREA. THE RAIN WILL DEPART TO THE EAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. COLDER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK UNDER NORTHWESTERLY OR CYCLONIC MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 900-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 42 44 46 48 50 49 46 RH..............67 60 55 51 46 42 44 51 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 8 MPH. 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............43 40 38 36 34 33 RH..............57 67 73 79 82 78 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 2 W 1 W 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1000 900 800 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 5 N 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 37 47 52 RH..............81 75 49 46 20 FT WIND......NE 0 SE 1 S 4G5 SE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 1500 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 2 E 3 SE 7 SE 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120109.CRABO.01/PAH