FNUS73 KPAH 031233 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CYPRESS POND...ILLINOIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 733 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SURFACE WINDS MAY CREATE SOME SMOKE MANAGEMENT ISSUES ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. IN CONTRASTS MIXING DEPTHS ARE RELATIVELY DEEP WITH SIGNIFICANT EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS. ALTHOUGH HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN VERY DRY TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 41 44 47 50 51 52 53 53 52 RH..............44 37 32 28 25 24 25 25 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.4 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 16 15 14 15 16 17 18 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......900-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 28 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 45 42 41 39 37 RH..............33 43 50 55 57 59 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 NE 5 NE 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1800 900 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 22 E 25 E 28 E 25 SE 17 SE 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.CYPRE.01/PAH