FNUS73 KPAH 031259 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SPIVEY VALLEY GLADE...ILLINOIS DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 759 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NEXT TO THE WATER YOU GOOD EASILY SEE RH READINGS 5% HIGHER. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE IF THE BODY OF WATER IS NORTHEAST OF THE BURN. 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 (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 50 51 52 52 51 RH..............26 25 26 26 27 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.2 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 17 18 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH. 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............49 44 41 40 38 36 RH..............33 43 50 55 57 59 20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 5 E 4 E 4 E 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1400 700 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 21 E 24 E 26 E 25 SE 17 S 7 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HOOPER REQUESTED BY...BOB LINDSAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.SPIVE.01/PAH