FNUS73 KPAH 191419 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY BOTTOMS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 919 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 73 76 78 79 80 81 81 79 RH..............69 63 56 51 47 43 39 41 44 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 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 1.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 22 23 24 25 25 26 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 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 5 TO 9 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.......200-1600 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 63 RH..............47 60 66 69 74 76 20 FT WIND......S 7 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1200 900 700 300 200 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 84. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 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.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900-6000 FT AGL EARLY 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 71 79 83 RH..............81 60 43 40 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 S 9G20 S 13G30 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....700 3700 6000 4000 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.HICKO.01/PAH