FNUS73 KPAH 261158 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR STEGALL MT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 658 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.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 67 70 73 74 76 77 76 75 RH..............71 56 48 42 40 38 38 44 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.5 3.5 4.0 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO 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 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 66 63 61 59 58 RH..............55 68 75 80 82 79 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1000 BLW100 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 13 SE 10 SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 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............57 67 76 80 RH..............82 61 50 47 20 FT WIND......SE 3G5 S 6G10 S 6G10 S 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1400 3800 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 S 16 S 17 S 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...AARON MIER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.STEGA.01/PAH