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FNUS73 KPAH 071029
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR NWDA UNIT 2 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
529 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL TURN TOWARD THE EAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OF
10 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS AT IGNITION TIME WILL BE AROUND 2600
FEET INCREASING TO 4300 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION WILL
START OFF POOR BECOMING FAIR.
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS
TOPPING OUT AROUND 5500 FT. AFTERNOON RH WILL FALL TO AROUND
33-35%. POOR DISPERSION IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME FAIR BY THE
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /39400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/40600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC MCR PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 57 58 60 62 63 64 64
RH..............50 49 43 42 39 38 36 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E NE E NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 13 12 10 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 41 37 36 34 36 39 35
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 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 MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 60 57 54 52 50 49 47 47 46 44 44
RH..............38 39 43 46 50 50 52 53 51 51 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 10 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..29 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (59100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 46 59 69 74 75
RH..............53 53 42 36 34 33
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.3 2.9 4.5 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 9 12 13 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 11 28 49 59
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR
FORECASTER...DIEGAN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG PHELPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609263.0/PAH
.DELDT 04/07/26
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.EMAIL DOUGLAS.PHELPS@USDA.GOV
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