FNUS73 KPAH 071956 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS BLOCK C D...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 256 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 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 (70-80 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 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 2700-3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5700-7300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 70 70 69 RH..............60 57 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 5.7 5.2 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 21 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-2100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 65 62 61 59 58 RH..............59 65 70 70 75 77 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2700 1400 600 1100 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 24 SW 26 SW 28 SW 26 SW 24 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 65 70 71 RH..............80 65 59 59 20 FT WIND......S 7G15 S 10G20 S 12G25 S 11G25 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3300 3300 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 24 S 26 S 26 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TREVINO REQUESTED BY...BARBARA WYSOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130407.CROSS.03/PAH