FNUS73 KPAH 131248 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL BUZZARD RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 748 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. A RETURN TO WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY AS WELL...AS GREEN UP CONTINUES. THE PATTERN WILL BE UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK...WITH SMALL CHANCES OF SHOWERS OR STORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL BE DRY. LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WILL BE THE TIME FRAME WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............46 51 55 58 60 62 63 63 63 62 RH..............60 52 46 44 41 38 37 37 39 43 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 13 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 37 TO 40 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 53 51 50 49 RH..............49 58 65 72 75 79 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2200 1100 300 BLW100 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 22 S 30 S 37 S 39 S 40 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 33 TO 39 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 62 72 75 RH..............83 64 46 44 20 FT WIND......S 3G5 S 8G15 S 11G25 S 12G25 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2600 4700 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 39 S 37 S 33 S 33 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...GREG CARLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130413.MILLB.01/PAH