FNUS73 KPAH 191356 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS P-BURN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 856 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 RAINFREE 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 SUNNY (50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 77 79 80 81 82 82 80 RH..............57 52 47 43 37 33 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.4 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 20 20 21 21 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............78 72 69 67 65 64 RH..............43 53 60 65 70 73 20 FT WIND......S 5 SE 4 SE 4 S 5 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5500 FT AGL AROUND IGNITION...THEN INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON... DECREASING TO 2100-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 72 81 84 RH..............81 56 42 40 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 S 6G15 S 10G25 S 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....700 3700 6000 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 S 18 S 30 S 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...KYLE VAREL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.CROSS.01/PAH