FNUS73 KPAH 052258
FWSPAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
458 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 CST ON MARCH 05.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST TUESDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS...DRY VEGETATION AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ALL BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. SOME OF THE ELEMENTS ARE STILL
MARGINAL FOR EITHER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNING. HOWEVER
THE NEXT SHIFT WILL ASSESS THE SITUATION...TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR
NOT TO GO WITH A HEADLINE. RAIN RETURNS TO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY
LATE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 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 (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     41     39     38     39     39
RH..............46     53     57     59     57     58
20 FT WIND......SE 4   S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   600    400    300    100    100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 9    S 3    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 (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 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 (%).........CLEAR     CLEAR     MCLEAR    CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............37        48        60        66
RH..............61        46        38        32
20 FT WIND......S 8G15    S 12G25   S 14G30   S 14G30
MIX HGT (FT)....300       1100      1900      2100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 0       S 17      S 36      S 47
CWR.............0         0         0         0
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

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FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120305.HAMPT.01/PAH