229
FNUS73 KPAH 261833
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
133 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY SW 20FT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON, SUSTAINED AROUND 15
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
BRING A RAPID WIND SHIFT TO N WINDS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BETWEEN 2 AND
4 AM. WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, AROUND 40
TO 70% BETWEEN 7-11 AM FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 0.07-0.15" ARE
FORECAST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........83 AT FORECAST START...MAX 85.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /86700 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...VERY GOOD /111900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 84 85 85
RH..............43 43 41 41
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.30 31 32 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..87 95 107 112
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 12
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 83 80 77 76 75 73 72 70 68 64 59
RH..............43 46 49 50 52 54 57 61 63 65 70 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 12 12 10 10 8 9 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.32 31 29 29 31 23 23 20 24 22 24 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 17 11 10 12 11 11 11 8 22 26 38
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 68 PERCENT EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 51 PERCENT LATE IN
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 28 PERCENT DECREASING
TO 0 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
29 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (36900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (68100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
CWR.............0 70 60 60 50 40 30 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 50 48 45 46 47 47 51 49 51 52 52
RH..............86 93 93 89 79 74 71 59 63 56 52 50
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.28 29 28 29 29 29 28 25 25 25 25 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 41 42 37 38 39 39 40 45 56 68 62
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SPRADLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608036.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.SPRADLING@USDA.GOV
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