FNUS73 KPAH 011331 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR TA25 P2...DOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 831 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 MAY INTRUDE ON THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEY SHOULD DISSIPATE SOMEWHAT AS THEY HEAD SOUTH...SO CLOUDS SHOULD BE LIMITED. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NNW WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS POSSIBLE UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 54 55 56 56 53 53 RH..............52 50 45 42 45 48 49 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 16 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.2 1.5 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 14 15 16 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 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.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 43 39 37 34 32 RH..............54 67 72 70 73 78 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 N 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 BLW100 100 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 17 N 16 N 15 N 16 NE 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 5 5 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 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.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 900-1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 40 47 50 RH..............77 52 35 33 20 FT WIND......N 3G5 NE 5 NE 4G5 N 3G5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2500 4100 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 16 NE 12 N 8 N 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...JOHN PAUL HART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130401.TA25P.01/PAH