856
FNUS73 KPAH 281431
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
931 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL START OFF UNSEASONABLY COLD WITH DRY CONDITIONS. RH
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 TO 30% THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING
HEIGHTS TODAY WILL REACH 3500-4000 FEET; HOWEVER, LIGHT WINDS WILL
LEAD TO POOR DISPERSION AT THE BURN SITE. SIMILAR HUMIDITY VALUES
ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY DROPPING TO THE 25-35% RANGE WITH
SIMILAR MIXING HEIGHTS. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
GUSTY, WITH GOOD DISPERSION AT THE BURN SITE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /33700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/33700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 47 50 52 55 56 57 58
RH..............43 35 31 29 27 26 25 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 9 9 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 30 32 29 30 31 28 28
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 55 52 47 46 44 44 43 42 41 41 40
RH..............29 32 36 45 47 51 49 53 55 55 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 6 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 3 4 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (83700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 41 44 49 55 59 63 65 67 69 70 69
RH..............57 57 55 50 43 39 34 31 29 30 30 32
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 14 16 17 20 22 23 24 24 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.9 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.8 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 21 23 24 24 23 23 24 24 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 10 25 37 55 65 69 78 84 79 54
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608251.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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