FNUS73 KPAH 171352 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAB ORCHARD CAMPGROUND PILES...USFWS CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 752 AM CST MON DEC 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MOIST TODAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT BUT NOT TOO STORNG. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................93 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2300-2400 FT AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............45 46 48 50 51 51 51 50 47 RH..............93 89 83 77 74 71 71 71 76 20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW W W NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 8 10 13 15 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 42 41 39 39 38 RH..............79 82 82 82 76 76 20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 5 W 3 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 2000 1200 300 200 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 NW 16 NW 12 W 6 SW 5 SW 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 26 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH LATE 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............37 42 52 55 RH..............79 73 59 55 20 FT WIND......S 4G5 S 7G15 SW 10G25 S 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1700 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 16 SW 30 SW 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...RAY PARRISH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121217.CRABO.01/PAH