FNUS73 KPAH 031319 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKLANDS WEST...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 819 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ONE MORE DAY OF LOW RH BEFORE RAINS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY MOVE INTO THE HEARTLAND. RH WILL FALL AGAIN FRIDAY BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL BE INCREASING MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE AS WELL BRINGING US CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AFTER TODAY WINDS SPEEDS SHOULD BE LESS OF AN ISSUE UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND WHEN THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 43 46 48 49 50 50 50 49 RH..............36 32 28 26 25 25 27 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 17 16 16 15 15 16 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 43 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-600 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............48 44 41 40 38 37 RH..............33 41 52 57 62 61 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 4 E 4 E 3 E 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2000 1100 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 17 E 17 E 17 E 15 E 12 CWR.............0 0 0 40 40 40 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................46 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............37 43 47 49 RH..............59 51 49 52 20 FT WIND......NE 3G5 NE 4G10 NE 4G10 NE 5G10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2300 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 9 NE 10 N 13 N 15 CWR.............50 50 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SPODEN REQUESTED BY...SARAH EGLY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.SUNKL.01/PAH