FNUS73 KPAH 241745 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE OF IL TRACT...USFS SHAWNEE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1145 AM CST THU JAN 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CST ON JANUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE HEARTLAND LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BRINGING A WINTRY MIX TO THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION SATURDAY...ONLY TO GIVE WAY TO THE NEXT SYSTEM SUNDAY THAT WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF A WINTRY MIX BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A THIRD SYSTEM WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 27. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION AND STEADY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............25 26 26 27 27 26 RH..............42 42 44 44 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............26 25 25 25 26 26 RH..............46 55 57 55 60 68 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 2900 2600 2400 2200 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 21 SE 22 S 24 S 24 S 24 SW 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW NONE NONE TEMP............25 29 36 39 RH..............78 72 59 52 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 W 5G10 W 6G15 W 8G15 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 2500 2700 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 W 26 W 25 SW 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROKOSH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130124.STATE.01/PAH