870
FNUS73 KPAH 130040
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP ONDESSONK...ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
740 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MINIMUM HUMIDITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 40%. MIXING
HEIGHTS AT IGNITION WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET, CLIMBING ABOVE 4000
FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GOOD DISPERSION. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
TO WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AND BECOME
WESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /57400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/86800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 55 57 60 61 61 62
RH..............52 49 45 42 41 41 39
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.26 25 23 22 21 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.1 3.7 4.2 4.6 4.8 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 23 22 21 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..57 68 78 84 87 87 54
VENTRATE CAT....FR GD GD GD GD GD FR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 56 54 51 48 46 45 44 43 42 41 39
RH..............42 49 50 54 60 63 63 62 65 65 67 70
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO
17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (65400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 39 42 46 50 54 58 62 64 65 66 65
RH..............70 70 65 60 56 52 47 44 45 45 45 48
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.4 4.2 4.4 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 6 11 17 22 27 33 48 62 65 43
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
FORECASTER...TREVINO
REQUESTED BY...TARYN BIERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605574.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TARYN.BIERI@ILLINOIS.GOV
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