FNUS73 KPAH 191257 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF MT NORTH...USFS MARK TWAIN NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 757 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 (55-65 PERCENT). COULD BE A SOME SPRINKLE THIS AM. TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 74 75 76 77 78 77 76 RH..............70 66 63 60 57 54 54 55 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 11 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.0 3.3 3.8 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.29 28 28 29 30 31 33 36 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 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.......4700-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 38 TO 47 MPH INCREASING TO 43 TO 49 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 70 67 65 63 62 RH..............57 66 72 76 81 83 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 7 SE 6 S 5 S 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 5400 4000 2800 2300 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 38 S 43 S 47 S 49 S 47 S 44 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 39 TO 45 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 68 75 78 RH..............84 67 54 47 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 10G25 S 12G30 S 12G30 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3200 4400 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 41 S 43 S 45 S 41 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MEFFERT REQUESTED BY...YEOMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.WOLFM.04/PAH