FNUS73 KPAH 102129 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAB ORCHARD CAMPGROUND PILES...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 329 PM CST MON DEC 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 CST ON DECEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION AND GRADUALLY DECREASE CLOUD COVER. IT WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE TOWARD THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 34. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1100-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............31 30 29 RH..............75 75 73 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 2.2 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 15 CWR.............0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 27 26 24 23 22 RH..............71 71 74 81 77 74 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 8 NW 6 NW 6 W 5 W 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............22 27 37 40 RH..............74 62 41 36 20 FT WIND......W 2G5 SW 2G5 SW 4G10 SW 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2800 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 SW 7 SW 12 SW 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121210.CRABO.01/PAH