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FXUS63 KPAH 301717
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1217 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST
OF THE WEEK WITH DAILY HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.
- BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH GUSTS
PEAKING 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS. COMBINED WITH THE
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS, THIS HEIGHTENS FIRE DANGER.
- THE BACK HALF OF THE WEEK SEES INCREASING RAIN CHANCES ENTER
THE FORECAST PICTURE, WITH CUMULATIVE STORM RAINFALL TOTALS
FORECAST IN THE 1-2 INCH RANGE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1215 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
ANOTHER BREEZY DAY IS IN STORE FOR TMRW, WHICH CONTINUES WITH
GUSTS 25-35 MPH HEIGHTENING FIRE DANGER DUE TO ITS COMBINATION
WITH OUR DRY CONDITIONS. WETTER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST OVER
THE BACK HALF OF THE WEEK, AS RAIN CHANCES SLOWLY INCREASE WITH
A DEVELOPING/NEARING SYSTEM. ITS BEST CHANCE ROUNDS COME
THURSDAY-FRIDAY AND AGAIN INTO THE WEEKEND, AS IT NEARS AND
ULTIMATELY MAKES LATE WEEKEND PASSAGE. THUS CONTINUED WARM
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S DAILY MAKES A
COOLDOWN CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMS TO START OUT THE NEW WEEK.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD, NOW IN THE 1-2 INCH
CUMULATIVE RANGE THRU THE WEEKEND; STILL A WELCOMED RELIEF TO
OUR ONGOING DRY CONDITIONS.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1215 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
DIURNAL BASES IN THE HIGH MVFR/LOW END VFR RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED
TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY CIGS THRU SUNSET. AFTERWARD, MAINLY SCT-BKN
VFR BASES CAN BE ANTICIPATED. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE MOST GUSTY
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, DIMINISHING SOME AT NIGHT. BASES MAY
AGAIN START IN RESTRICTED RANGE DURING THE PLANNING PHASE HOURS
OF THE FORECAST, RISING INTO LOW VFR OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY,
SIMILAR TO TODAY; LIKEWISE, WINDS/GUSTS TMRW WILL BE SIMILAR TO
TODAY.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
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