FNUS73 KPAH 071442 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS BLOCK C D...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 942 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............64 66 68 68 69 69 69 68 RH..............65 61 57 57 55 57 57 61 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.8 1.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH. 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 WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 64 62 61 60 59 RH..............63 67 67 67 69 72 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....900 600 500 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 S 16 S 14 S 13 S 13 S 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 2 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 25 TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............59 65 70 72 RH..............78 70 57 55 20 FT WIND......S 8G20 S 11G25 S 12G25 S 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2500 3800 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 21 SW 26 SW 29 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...BARBARA WYSOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130407.CROSS.02/PAH