FNUS73 KPAH 151202 FWSPAH SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 702 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND HUMID THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ON AND OFF CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NOT AS MUCH WIND TODAY AS WHAT WE SAW ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 700-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 71 73 74 75 75 75 74 RH..............64 62 60 59 57 57 57 58 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.7 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.5 3.2 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 17 20 21 22 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63. RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 6 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............73 69 67 66 65 64 RH..............60 70 76 78 83 88 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 BLW100 300 300 300 100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 16 S 10 S 8 S 15 S 16 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 4 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 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.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 73 78 80 RH..............92 72 64 60 20 FT WIND......S 6G15 SW 7G15 S 6G15 S 6G15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 2300 3500 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SW 20 S 18 S 18 CWR.............0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CASTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130415.CROSS.01/PAH