FNUS73 KPAH 051419 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR ANG 6...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 818 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TUESDAY WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS THIS WEEK. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER. RH WILL LOOKS TO BE MARGINAL AT THIS TIME AND WILL HOLD OFF ISSUING ANY ADVISORIES AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... WILL MONITOR CLOSELY AS NEW MODEL RUNS BECOME AVAILABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 46 47 48 49 49 48 RH..............39 37 35 35 36 37 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 5 8 13 17 22 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 42 40 38 38 38 RH..............45 55 59 67 67 67 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1100 600 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 26 S 31 S 36 S 38 S 40 S 40 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 39 TO 46 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 47 60 66 RH..............72 58 44 36 20 FT WIND......S 6G10 S 10G25 S 12G30 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1600 3000 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 40 S 39 S 39 S 45 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...SARAH EGLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.ANG6_.01/PAH