FNUS73 KPAH 260340 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFORD MOUNTAIN...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1040 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP OUR REGION DRY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT BRINGS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TRENDING UPWARD TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. WARMER TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITIES THAN TODAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 58 57 56 55 54 54 53 RH..............82 86 86 86 90 90 93 89 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 54 57 61 64 67 69 71 72 74 72 71 RH..............93 83 72 65 56 51 49 46 44 41 44 48 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...BOB GILLESPIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.BUFOR.01/PAH