FNUS73 KPAH 271300 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRETACEOUS HILLS...ILLINOIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 800 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK. DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...KEEPING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST. THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 65 68 72 75 76 77 77 76 RH..............53 47 45 42 39 38 38 42 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 69 67 65 63 62 RH..............53 66 70 73 78 81 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 70 77 79 RH..............87 66 54 50 20 FT WIND......SW 5G10 SW 7G20 W 8G20 W 7G20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PRESLEY REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.CRETA.01/PAH