FNUS73 KPAH 270042 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR THORNY MOUNTAIN...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 642 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANY PRECIPITATION. WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD BE JUST SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN ON SUNDAY. DUE TO THE HILLY NATURE OF THE TERRAIN...WIND DIRECTION MAY BE AFFECTED BY BLOCKING HILLS. WINDS MAY BE CHANNELLED AROUND HILLS. WINDS AT HILLTOP LEVEL WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 1700-2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 53 55 56 57 56 55 RH..............48 44 41 36 32 28 30 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 7 9 8 6 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...BLANE HEUMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.THORN.01/PAH