FNUS73 KPAH 241142 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADSRX LADY BLOCK...LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 642 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... INDIAN SUMMER-LIKE WARMTH WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TOMORROW ON THE STRENGTH OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. CHANGE IS ON THE WAY AFTER THAT...AS A WEATHER FRONT STORMS ACROSS THE AREA...SPIKING WET WEATHER CHANCES FRIDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE A MARKEDLY COOLER WEEKEND WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME FROST AT NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-4800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............72 75 78 80 81 82 82 80 77 RH..............57 54 48 45 44 43 43 45 52 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.2 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.8 3.6 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 20 16 17 18 17 12 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 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.......100-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 67 65 63 61 60 RH..............61 70 75 78 81 84 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....600 100 300 600 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY 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.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 70 79 81 RH..............87 61 47 44 20 FT WIND......S 4G10 S 7G20 S 8G25 S 7G20 MIX HGT (FT)....600 2800 3800 6500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 SW 31 SW 22 SW 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121024.CROSS.01/PAH