FNUS73 KPAH 031447 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MAITENANCE SHOP...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 947 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WETTER PATTERN WILL GET STARTED TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TAPS THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A GOOD BET MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SHOULD BRING MRE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EVENTUALLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE WEEKEND MAY BE INTERRUPTED BY SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. EXPECT A GENERAL COOLER TREND INTO NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 53 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........M M M M M M M M M WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............71 72 74 75 76 77 77 77 76 RH..............73 71 69 66 62 60 58 58 60 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.6 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 13 15 17 21 23 CWR.............0 0 0 30 30 30 50 50 50 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................58 PERCENT DECREASING TO 31 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-2200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 69 66 64 63 61 RH..............64 76 81 87 90 93 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 3600 3000 2400 1900 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 24 SW 23 W 22 W 22 W 23 CWR.............60 60 50 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 61 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 67 72 73 RH..............97 84 68 64 20 FT WIND......W 3G5 N 5 N 2 E 1 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2800 4100 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..W 22 W 16 W 9 SW 8 CWR.............0 0 60 60 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.MAITE.01/PAH