FNUS73 KPAH 121418 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 11...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 918 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 CDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS HIGH WILL BRING DRY WEATHER AND COOL TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 40 43 46 47 49 50 51 50 49 RH..............66 61 53 46 43 40 39 37 39 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.8 4.3 4.3 3.1 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 13 14 14 15 17 17 15 12 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 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.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 41 38 36 33 31 RH..............46 57 63 65 70 72 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 BLW100 900 2000 800 400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 6 W 13 NW 24 NW 24 NW 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......1600-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 36 40 42 RH..............69 55 42 36 20 FT WIND......NW 6G15 NW 10G20 NW 9G20 NW 10G20 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 4500 5200 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 21 NW 21 NW 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...JOHN PAUL HART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130312.TA11_.01/PAH