FNUS73 KPAH 261200 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAB ORCHARD CAMPGROUND PILES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 700 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION TO THE CAROLINA COAST. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SIMILAR TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2300-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 66 68 70 71 72 71 70 RH..............75 67 61 57 53 51 49 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.3 3.4 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.6 3.3 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 7 6 6 6 8 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 61 58 55 53 52 RH..............59 67 69 74 77 74 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 BLW100 300 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 E 13 E 12 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 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.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE 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............51 62 72 76 RH..............74 56 49 48 20 FT WIND......SE 5G10 SE 6G10 S 6G10 S 8G20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 3300 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 14 S 17 S 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...ERIC PFEILSCHIFTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.CRABO.01/PAH