FNUS73 KPAH 151538 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS PILE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 938 AM CST THU NOV 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND COOL WEATHER ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STRONG NOCTURNAL INVERSION THAT SETS UP EACH NIGHT WILL BE SLOW TO MIX OUT EACH MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30 PERCENT RANGE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO EASTERLY BY FRIDAY. THE ONLY CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS COMES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND ITS A SMALL ONE AT THIS POINT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 50 51 51 49 46 RH..............58 54 48 46 44 48 55 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 6 7 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 39 37 36 36 35 RH..............62 73 79 79 75 78 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 NE 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1200 1100 1000 900 800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 NE 8 NE 8 NE 9 NE 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 42 52 55 RH..............82 70 46 40 20 FT WIND......N 2G5 NE 4G10 NE 5G10 N 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1800 2400 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 NE 10 NE 10 NE 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO SPRINGFIELD REQUESTED BY...FOREST SERVICE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121115.CROSS.01/PAH