FNUS73 KPAH 131217 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR POLLINATOR FIELD PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 617 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 CST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WE HAVE TWO STORMS POISED TO MOVE THROUGH THE HEARTLAND THIS WEEK. THE FIRST WILL BE WINTRY MIX AND MOVE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. THEN A RAPID WARM UP WILL BEGIN AND THE SECOND STORM WILL BE RAIN WITH SOME THUNDER POSSIBLE AND MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND EXPECT A RETURN TO QUIET WEATHER WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 36. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2900 FT TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............24 25 27 29 31 33 34 35 36 36 35 33 RH..............68 64 59 55 52 49 48 48 48 50 54 60 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 28 28 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE WIDSPD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW FZRAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............32 32 31 31 31 32 RH..............65 68 74 77 80 81 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1200 1000 800 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 29 S 31 S 32 SW 32 SW 31 SW 29 CWR.............100 100 100 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41. RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 34 38 40 RH..............85 85 79 73 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 W 6G10 W 5G10 W 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 1400 900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 SW 18 W 13 W 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.POLLI.01/PAH