FNUS73 KPAH 092259 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR DEVILS WELL RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 459 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIND SPEEDS AT IGNITION TIME AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL BE UNIFORM FROM JUST OFF THE SURFACE TO 20 FEET AND THROUGH THE MIXING LAYER. GIVEN THE ORIENTATION OF THE WINDS...THE FLOW WILL BE GENERALLY UPSLOPE THROUGH THE PRESCRIBED BURN PERIOD. GOOD SUNSHINE PRIOR TO AND DURING THE PRESCRIBED BURN SHOULD AID IN AN ADEQUATE REDUCTION IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ADDITIONAL NOTE: AN INTERIM FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST WILL ALSO BE ISSUED FOR THE GENERAL AREA SURROUNDING THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 5 AM CST. ALSO...NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE BLACK HILLS FIRE USE MODULE... WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE WHEN YOU PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOLLOWING THE PRESCRIBED BURN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 46 43 41 39 38 37 35 35 34 33 32 RH..............37 44 49 52 55 56 56 59 61 63 65 66 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 33 38 42 47 51 55 58 60 61 60 59 RH..............69 63 53 44 38 33 28 26 24 24 25 26 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...AARON MIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120310.DEVIL.01/PAH