674
FNUS73 KPAH 201142
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PR NWR OATSVILLE RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
642 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, DECENT MIXING AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
ALLOW RH VALUES TO FALL TO AROUND 30% THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL TOP OUT AROUND 3200FT, WITH THE 1700FT MIXING HEIGHT BEING REACHED
BETWEEN 11 AM AND 12 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FROM THE SW AT IGNITION TIME,
BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE W BY THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS AROUND
16-22 MPH. CONDITION FOR SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING,
BUT WILL IMPROVE TO FAIR BY THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/57000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 53 57 63 66 70 74 77 78 80 79
RH..............77 80 75 60 54 49 41 35 33 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 9 10 10 9 9 10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 22 21 18 18 17 18 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 20 17 16 17 17 18 20 22 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 9 18 16 21 28 35 46 54 57 39
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC 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............78 73 70 68 66 64 61 59 57 56 53 52
RH..............35 48 53 59 61 67 75 78 80 77 83 83
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 12 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC 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............52 50 53 56 61 65 70 73 76 77 78 77
RH..............80 86 77 72 62 54 46 41 36 33 34 35
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 6 5 6 6 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E SE S S SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 6 8 8 8 6 7 11 11 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...HEATH HAMILTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606733.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HEATH_HAMILTON@FWS.GOV
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