FNUS73 KPAH 261433 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 6...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 933 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE CAROLINA COAST BY TUESDAY EVENING. AS THE HIGH REACHES THE COAST...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS OUR REGION ON TUESDAY. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WARMER AIR IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT CROSSES THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL ARRIVE FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 73 75 77 79 78 75 RH..............54 48 44 40 38 37 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.2 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 8 10 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......2000-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 62 60 58 56 RH..............55 68 78 84 86 86 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1000 BLW100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 10 S 8 S 8 S 8 SE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 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............55 65 74 77 RH..............86 65 51 45 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 6G10 S 7G20 S 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 3500 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 20 S 18 S 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BLANCHARD REQUESTED BY...SARAH EGLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.COMPA.01/PAH