FNUS73 KPAH 231437 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR 012313FCTA40...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 837 AM CST WED JAN 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON JANUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...USHERING IN ANOTHER DRY COLD AIR MASS FOR THURSDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SOME SNOW AND SLEET TO THE REGION. THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE DRY...THEN SOME FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY SUNDAY... TRANSITIONING TO RAIN...WITH THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY SEVERE BY TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 42 43 42 40 RH..............41 41 41 50 57 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 18 21 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23. RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 33 31 29 26 24 RH..............67 82 88 88 85 77 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 3 W 3 NW 4 N 4 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2000 1300 900 1200 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 23 W 23 NW 21 NW 20 N 21 N 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 26 31 32 RH..............71 60 43 41 20 FT WIND......N 5G10 NE 6G15 E 5G10 E 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 2900 3100 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 23 NE 21 NE 17 E 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...ERIC STRICKLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130123.01231.01/PAH