FNUS73 KPAH 071520 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDCO...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 920 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TODAY WILL BE SUNNY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MUCH WARMER WITH SOME DRY AIR TO WORK WITH THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. MOISTURE WILL START TO INCREASE THIS WEEKEND WITH RAIN LIKELY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND PERSIST AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. NEXT WEEK ONE OF THE MORE RELIABLE MODELS IS HINTING AND POSSIBLY MUCH DRIER THAN IS CURRENTLY BEING FORECAST. WILL MONITOR THIS CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO NEXT WEEKS FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 43 46 48 50 51 50 49 RH..............57 51 45 44 41 41 42 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 41 37 35 34 32 RH..............51 65 75 78 78 81 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1200 700 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 14 SE 14 SE 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 41 52 57 RH..............85 65 43 38 20 FT WIND......E 2G5 SE 5 SE 6G10 SE 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2300 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 13 SE 13 S 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO LOUISVILLE REQUESTED BY...RYAN HOUF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130307.MIDCO.01/PAH