029
FNUS73 KPAH 181657
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOVRO_MDC...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1157 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE MUCH WARMER THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS
DROPPING TO NEAR 40%. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REACH 1700 FEET NEAR OR
JUST AFTER THE NOON HOUR, WITH DISPERSION REMAINING POOR THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY, EXCEPT
DISPERSION WILL IMPROVE TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/24500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 66 70 72 73 74 73
RH..............58 48 44 42 39 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.1 3.0 3.7 3.9 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 8 7 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 12 17 22 25 23 18
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 68 63 60 59 57 55 54 53 51 51 49
RH..............45 53 60 66 69 73 77 80 83 85 87 91
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE N NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E SE SE S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (52600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 49 52 57 62 67 71 75 78 80 80 79
RH..............93 92 86 79 70 61 53 46 41 37 36 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 9 12 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.6 3.6 4.6 5.2 5.1 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 12 12 12 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 1 2 3 9 20 33 45 53 52 36
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...TREVINO
REQUESTED BY...LUKE WEHMHOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606326.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LUKE.WEHMHOFF@MDC.MO.GOV
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