FNUS73 KPAH 061439 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR KDFWR BURNA KY...KY DEPT FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 839 AM CST WED FEB 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST FROM ILLINOIS...PASSING ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUATION OF DRY WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS...PASSING ACROSS INDIANA THURSDAY EVENING. A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTHWEST FROM THIS LOW WILL CROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS OUR REGION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 46 48 49 50 49 48 RH..............53 47 44 42 41 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.7 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 6 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 44 42 41 41 40 RH..............49 57 65 73 70 70 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 4 E 4 SE 4 SE 3 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 8 E 9 E 9 E 8 E 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. 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.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 45 54 58 RH..............76 73 66 62 20 FT WIND......SE 3G5 SE 5 S 6G10 SW 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1700 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 SE 7 SW 14 SW 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130206.KDFWR.04/PAH