275  
FNUS73 KPAH 141724  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING...USFS MARK TWAIN NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1224 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE  
AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH AT TIMES.  
HIGHS WILL REACH THE LOWER 80S WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE MID  
30S LIKELY.  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........79 AT FORECAST START...MAX 84.  
RH..................37 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /57900 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.  
MAX...GOOD /69100 KNOT-FT/.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH AT FORECAST START...MAX 4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
TEMP............79 82 83  
RH..............38 36 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..58 65 66  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR GOOD GOOD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.  
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (59100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... M M  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE M M  
TSTM COV........ M M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 77 72 69 67 63  
RH..............38 52 61 70 78 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10 10 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 14 10 9  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..59 7 10 7 5 4  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.  
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (60100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE  
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M  
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M NONE  
TSTM COV........M M M M M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 63 73 80 83 84  
RH..............90 90 68 54 47 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 10 15 16  
HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 6 13 22 46 60  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH  
REQUESTED BY...ROMAN WATSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 04/14/24  
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