FNUS73 KPAH 131144 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMPTON PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 644 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER TODAY...AND PROVIDE US WITH MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S AND LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. AS THIS HIGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMMENCE AND USHER MORE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. AS THIS MOISTURE SURGES INTO THE REGION...THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND FAR WEST KENTUCKY. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS...WE WILL BE IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HIGHS WILL BE WELL INTO THE 70S AND EVEN CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES IN SOME LOCATIONS...WHICH IS AT LEAST 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. ALONG WITH THIS WARMTH WILL COME AN ALMOST DAILY CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 67 70 71 73 74 75 74 73 RH..............73 65 59 59 53 51 50 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 65 62 60 58 57 RH..............61 73 81 87 93 96 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....700 400 300 300 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 15 S 16 S 17 S 17 S 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 11 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 64 73 77 RH..............100 90 68 58 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 6G10 S 7G15 S 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 S 16 S 16 SW 18 CWR.............0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.HAMPT.01/PAH