FNUS73 KPAH 021350 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BASS PONDS PILES...USFWS, CRAB ORCHARD NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 850 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS TODAY. HOWEVER A NORTHERLY DIRECTION SHOULD BE PREDOMINANT. VERY DRY AIR JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WITH DEW POINTS IN THE TEENS SHOULD ADVECT INTO THE HEARTLAND TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A RELATIVELY DEEP MIXING LAYER OPTED TO LEAN TOWARD THE DRY SIDE WITH RH'S TODAY. MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 39 41 44 45 46 47 48 47 46 RH..............50 42 36 30 28 26 25 24 26 29 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 39 36 33 32 30 RH..............33 46 54 58 61 63 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 3 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2100 1000 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 12 N 13 NE 14 NE 15 NE 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. 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.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 40 49 52 RH..............63 42 30 26 20 FT WIND......NE 3G5 NE 5G10 NE 6G15 E 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2200 4000 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 15 NE 15 NE 14 E 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PACKETT REQUESTED BY...NATHAN PATTERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130402.BASSP.01/PAH