FNUS73 KPAH 091309 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BLUFF...ILLINOIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 709 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH THE QUAD STATE REGION CAUGHT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST...BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH MILD CONDITIONS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO DIP INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS... RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2400-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL BY EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 56 60 62 64 65 64 63 RH..............52 47 42 41 40 40 43 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.6 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.2 2.4 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 20 22 24 24 21 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 58 56 54 52 51 RH..............50 57 62 66 74 80 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 11 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 100 200 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 16 S 17 S 18 S 21 S 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130309.CEDAR.01/PAH