FNUS73 KPAH 041456 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR FC010413...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 856 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY...BRINGING LIGHT WINDS AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 42. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 39 40 40 39 37 RH..............56 52 50 50 52 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 16 15 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 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.......2300-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 32 30 29 28 27 RH..............61 66 72 75 78 81 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 1 SW 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 3000 1700 700 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 12 W 9 W 8 W 7 SW 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............26 30 39 42 RH..............88 78 59 57 20 FT WIND......S 2G5 S 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 3100 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 10 SW 15 SW 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...YORK REQUESTED BY...ERIC STRICKLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130104.FC010.01/PAH