FNUS73 KPAH 141225 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR POLLINATOR FIELD PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 625 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END THIS MORNING AS THE PARENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM...A RAPID WARM UP WILL TAKE PLACE. ANOTHER DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND....EXPECT A RETURN TO QUIET WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 39 41 43 44 44 44 43 RH..............76 70 67 63 61 62 63 68 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......600-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 39 37 36 36 35 RH..............72 80 81 81 79 81 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1800 1200 700 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 6 S 2 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 61 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......800-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............34 39 48 52 RH..............84 74 63 62 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 8G15 SE 7G15 SE 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....800 1100 1500 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 13 CWR.............0 0 60 60 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...PACKETT REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120214.POLLI.01/PAH