568
FNUS73 KPAH 191438
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PATOKA RIVER NWR - COLUMBIA MINE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
938 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FAIR SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH
WINDS INCREASING 5 TO 10 MPH AND MIXING HEIGHTS BUILDING TO 44000 FT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/46200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 59 62 64 67 68 69 69
RH..............60 55 52 50 47 43 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.7 2.3 3.6 3.7 4.2 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 13 14 13 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 9 12 25 43 41 46 44
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR PC 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............67 64 62 58 55 54 53 52 51 52 51 51
RH..............47 54 58 67 72 74 74 77 80 77 83 83
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 10 10 12 13 13 14 15 15 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 21
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (86600 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 MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 50 52 57 62 66 69 72 74 75 75 74
RH..............83 89 83 77 72 68 63 57 53 52 52 53
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.5 3.6 4.3 4.3 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 21 23 22 21 20 21 22 23 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 9 11 18 31 37 41 43 64 83 87 61
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...HEATH HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606533.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HEATH_HAMILTON@FWS.GOV
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