FNUS73 KPAH 222154 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR ANG 6...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 354 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. IT WILL BE BREEZY THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY AS A BROAD TROUGH MOVES OVER THE REGION...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD. THOUGH THERE PROBABLY WILL BE A FRONTAL PASSAGE AT THE END OF THE WEEKEND...THE NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7900-9200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8900-10100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6400-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 57 62 65 65 RH..............71 66 55 46 38 36 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 5 NW 9 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 4400 7900 10100 8900 6400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 16 W 13 W 13 W 20 W 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BLANCHARD REQUESTED BY...SARAH EGLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.ANG6_.02/PAH