FNUS73 KPAH 131444 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT CAMPBELL 30...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 844 AM CST THU DEC 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. A DEEP MID LEVEL INVERSION WILL LIMIT MIXING TO THE LOWEST TWO THOUSAND FEET THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA...BURN TIME ABOVE THE 1700 FOOT INVERSION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE 1230 PM TO 330 PM TIME FRAME. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM CROSSES THE QUAD STATE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 48 50 50 48 45 RH..............38 34 30 30 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.5 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH. 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............42 39 37 35 35 34 RH..............41 46 52 59 59 64 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 100 100 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE 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.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 39 52 56 RH..............72 64 43 37 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 2G5 S 5G10 S 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 2000 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 S 5 S 7 S 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...ERIC STRICKLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121213.FORTC.01/PAH