FNUS73 KPAH 011453 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SUTTON CREEK...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 953 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WINDS WILL USHER MUCH DRIER AIR TODAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A BAND OF CLOUDS WILL INTRUDE ON THE BURN SITE...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST UNTIL THIS EVENING. WE ARE EXPECTING LOW RH EACH DAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE THURSDAY AND SUNDAY. HOWEVER WITH THE WARMING TREND BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...WOULD EXPECT GREEN- UP NOT FAR OFF. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE INCREASING TO 3000-3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 48 49 51 53 54 54 53 51 RH..............58 56 54 50 45 43 43 44 47 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 13 13 12 13 13 13 14 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-600 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............49 44 41 38 36 34 RH..............51 61 63 61 64 65 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 4 N 4 NE 4 NE 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2100 1000 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 14 N 14 NE 13 NE 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 2 2 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE 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.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 800-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............34 40 45 47 RH..............64 56 45 47 20 FT WIND......NE 4G5 NE 4G5 E 3G5 E 2G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2100 3500 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 NE 8 NE 7 NE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...SARAH EGLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.SUTTO.01/PAH