FNUS73 KPAH 071336 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BARREN RX...MTNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 836 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE HEARTLAND WILL REMAIN IN A WARMER PATTERN INTO MID WEEK...WITH SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS AND WEST SOUTHWESTERLY/SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE MORE MODERATE DURING THIS TIME THAN THEY HAVE BEEN. MONDAY WILL BE ANOTHER BREEZY DAY. FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300-3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............66 68 70 71 72 72 72 71 RH..............66 62 57 55 53 53 55 59 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 37 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 66 63 62 60 59 RH..............61 68 72 72 78 83 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2400 1800 1400 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 25 S 32 S 37 S 37 S 35 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 2 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 32 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 65 69 70 RH..............87 73 63 61 20 FT WIND......S 9G20 S 11G25 S 11G25 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2600 3600 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 31 S 29 S 28 S 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...YEOMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130407.BIGBA.02/PAH