681  
FNUS53 KPAH 160916  
FWFPAH  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE HEARTLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN GREAT  
LAKES REGION...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE STALLS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS...A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND  
FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER OUR REGION. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MID AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON SATURDAY.  
THIS FRONT MAY TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING...MAINLY OVER SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE  
CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY. THIS LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO THE  
GREAT LAKES REGION TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW  
WILL CROSS OUR REGION TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THERE APPEARS TO BE  
LITTLE IF ANY CHANCE OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT.  
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS NEAR 80 DURING THE  
WEEK.  
 
MOZ098-100-106>109-162230-  
SHANNON-WAYNE MO-OREGON-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-  
INCLUDING ...THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-45) 91 (-3) 36  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 3-7 W 3-7  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR W 5-9  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (+10) 51 (+4) 78  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 61 74  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6134 9228  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 7 W 19  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 4 W 10  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 7480 28130  
DISPERSION INDEX FAIR TO GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4  
STABILITY(DSI) MOD UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
MOZ074>076-085>087-162230-  
ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-PERRY MO-MADISON-BOLLINGER-  
CAPE GIRARDEAU-  
INCLUDING ...THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-40) 91 (-4) 40  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 3-7 LGT/VAR W 4-8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+11) 50 (+3) 77  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 62 73  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5920 9048  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 NW 15  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 5 NW 8  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 9020 22064  
DISPERSION INDEX FAIR TO GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4  
STABILITY(DSI) MOD UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS  
NEAR CALM.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ001>006-MOZ110>112-114-162230-  
FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-STODDARD-SCOTT-  
MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-36) 91 (-2) 36  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 4-8 W 4-8  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR W 6-10  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+4) 52 (+1) 79  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 62 74  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6419 8829  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 11 W 23  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 6 W 12  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 11742 32292  
DISPERSION INDEX GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4  
STABILITY(DSI) MOD UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS NEAR  
CALM.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NEAR  
CALM.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS  
NEAR CALM.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS NEAR  
CALM.  
 
 
 
KYZ007>013-015>017-020>022-162230-  
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-  
WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-  
INCLUDING ...  
THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-37) 92 (-6) 39  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 4-8 SW 4-8  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 4-8 LGT/VAR W 6-10  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END 7 PM  
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (+3) 51 (-1) 76  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 60 72  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7636 8539  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 10 W 25  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NW 5 W 13  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 11635 33839  
DISPERSION INDEX GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4  
STABILITY(DSI) SLGT UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NEAR  
CALM.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ084>094-162230-  
JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-  
ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-  
INCLUDING ...THE SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20  
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-37) 96 (-1) 42  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 3-7  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 3-7 LGT/VAR W 5-9  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END 7 PM  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (+9) 51 (+2) 77  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 61 73  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6672 8807  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 14 NW 18  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 7 NW 9  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 14238 24156  
DISPERSION INDEX GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4  
STABILITY(DSI) MOD UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS NEAR  
CALM.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
ILZ075>078-080>083-162230-  
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-  
WHITE-  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30  
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-42) 92 (-7) 42  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 3-7  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 3-7 LGT/VAR W 4-8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END 7 PM  
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (+10) 50 (+2) 76  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 62 71  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6417 8446  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 NW 15  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) W 7 NW 8  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 13692 20592  
DISPERSION INDEX GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4  
STABILITY(DSI) SLGT UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS NEAR  
CALM.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-018-019-162230-  
GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY-HENDERSON-  
DAVIESS-  
416 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30  
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-39) 87 (-12) 39  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 4-8 W 5-9  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 5-9 LGT/VAR W 7-11  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (+7) 51 (+1) 76  
1700'MIX HGT TEMP 61 71  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6429 8407  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 13 NW 19  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 7 NW 10  
VENT RATE (M/S-M) 13720 25620  
DISPERSION INDEX GOOD VERY GOOD  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4  
STABILITY(DSI) SLGT UNSTBL N/A SLGT UNSTBL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS NEAR CALM.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
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