FNUS73 KPAH 051329 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR D LOOP...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 729 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING 3600 FT AGL. LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 40 41 43 44 44 44 43 RH..............52 50 48 45 45 45 45 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.1 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 6 6 7 8 10 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 0 TO 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 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............42 39 37 36 36 36 RH..............50 57 61 64 64 64 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 600 400 300 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 9 S 5 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 47 TO 48 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 44 57 62 RH..............69 57 40 38 20 FT WIND......S 7G20 S 12G30 S 14G35 S 14G35 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 2000 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 17 S 36 S 47 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.DLOOP.01/PAH