FNUS73 KPAH 111305 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAB ORCHARD CAMPGROUND PILES...FWS, CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 705 AM CST TUE DEC 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION...CLOUD COVER WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO MODERATE ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL START FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 40. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 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 AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............27 30 33 36 37 38 38 37 34 RH..............65 56 47 40 38 37 38 41 48 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 10 12 13 14 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY 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.......300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 29 27 26 26 26 RH..............53 64 72 74 75 73 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1100 800 600 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 15 W 14 W 12 SW 7 S 2 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 31 42 46 RH..............77 58 39 35 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 3G5 S 5G10 S 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1900 2900 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 0 S 3 S 9 S 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PACKETT REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121211.CRABO.01/PAH