578
FNUS73 KPAH 120938
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR ENERGY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
438 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. VERY STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING AND MOISTURE DRAW DOWN
WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING TO NEAR 25% THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS AT 20FT WILL BE STEADY FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 10-15
MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT,
WITH A 50% CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT FORECAST START...MAX 85.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5
TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3700 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...GOOD /94300 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO VERY
GOOD (126800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (162400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR 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
TEMP............61 65 69 76 79 81 82 84 84 84 85
RH..............75 63 57 45 39 35 32 29 27 28 26
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 10 13 14 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 14 17 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 17 45 94 139 162 151 140 147 127
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD VGD EXL EXL VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 67.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 81 79 75 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 70
RH..............27 30 38 43 46 48 48 49 49 55 57 61
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.21 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..40 10 6 10 12 14 14 13 13 11 13 14
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 46 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (101300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 50 50 50 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 69 68 69 71 73 76 78 79 80 81 80
RH..............66 66 68 68 68 66 62 58 56 54 53 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 17 16 18 25 41 63 85 99 101 89 59
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD VGD GD FR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...DOUGLAS HUTNICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610026.2/PAH
.DELDT 04/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DOUGLAS.HUTNICK@USDA.GOV
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