FNUS73 KPAH 141111 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 611 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MID LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...SHOULD GENERATE SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM TIME TO TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............66 69 72 75 76 78 79 78 77 RH..............80 78 68 62 60 56 54 56 56 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 CWR.............0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 29 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 71 68 66 64 63 RH..............60 71 76 84 87 90 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 6 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1300 700 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 SW 26 SW 28 SW 28 SW 24 SW 20 CWR.............0 0 0 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 68 73 76 RH..............90 78 66 58 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 7G15 SW 9G20 SW 9G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 2200 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 20 SW 25 SW 26 CWR.............50 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.NORTH.02/PAH