FNUS73 KPAH 191847 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE WING...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 147 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BULGE NORTH INTO MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...KEEPING MOST AREAS RAIN FREE WITH NEAR RECORD OR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER... HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE MOVING IN JUST OFF TO OUR WEST IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MISSOURI. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........83 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...UP TO 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............83 84 84 81 79 RH..............44 42 39 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 25 26 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. 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.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 21 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..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 71 68 66 64 62 RH..............52 63 70 73 75 78 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1100 900 700 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 28 S 31 S 35 S 35 S 26 S 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 38 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 70 78 82 RH..............81 66 47 44 20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 9G20 S 13G35 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 3100 5000 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 23 S 37 S 36 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.BLUEW.01/PAH