999
FNUS73 KPAH 140111
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PISTOL BARREL RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
811 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTH WINDS WILL PICK UP THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY WITH MIXING
HEIGHTS INCREASING TO 4000 TO 4500 FT LEADING TO FAIR TO MOSTLY
GOOD DISPERSION CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY. WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL
BE VERY STRONG WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ANTICIPATED. RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANY A POWERFUL COLD FRONT (SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE) WITH WETTING RAIN FORECAST AND SIGNIFICANTLY
COLDER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.
SATURDAY
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 41 44 50 56 60 64 69 70 71 72
RH..............70 70 70 68 63 57 53 52 44 44 42 41
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 13 14 16 17 17 17 18 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 3.9 4.4 4.6 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 13 12 15 18 20 20 21 21 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 6 12 12 24 43 59 66 77 83 67
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD
SATURDAY NIGHT
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC 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............70 68 66 63 61 59 58 57 57 56 56 55
RH..............44 49 50 56 62 67 72 75 75 77 77 80
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 17 18 20 20 21 21 22 24 25 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 1.8 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 21 22 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..43 25 18 15 15 16 19 22 24 26 27 26
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...WITTEN
REQUESTED BY...KRYSTEN BAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605738.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KRYSTEN_BAUER@NPS.GOV,RICHARD_HANDLEY@BLM.GOV,ERIK_ANDREASSEN@NPS.GOV
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