FNUS73 KPAH 051450 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR COOT MTN...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 950 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERAL HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY SHOULD PREVAIL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. WITH HIGH PRESSURE DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA TODAY...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. BUT LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. AFTER THAT...THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO STALL TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE HEARTLAND...AND PERIODIC IMPULSES WILL GENERATE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE BEST CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN APPEAR AT THIS TIME TO BE SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH OR NORTHWEST AT 3-5 MPH AT x09x09 IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS. (AT TIMES LIGHT AND VARIABLE EXPECIALLY LATE IN THE DAY). x09x09 WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE IN THE DAY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME x09x09 DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 x09x09 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 61 64 66 67 68 67 66 RH..............37 37 34 33 32 32 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.9 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW W SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 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.......3900-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 57 54 52 50 48 RH..............48 57 62 67 69 73 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 4800 3900 3000 2300 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 12 S 20 S 28 S 32 S 36 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 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.......1700-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 37 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 59 69 72 RH..............75 57 43 41 20 FT WIND......S 6G15 S 10G25 S 12G25 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2600 3700 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 37 S 35 S 31 SW 31 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...GARY GOGNAT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130405.COOTM.01/PAH