932
FNUS73 KPAH 261113
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
613 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN A WARMER AND MORE HUMID
AIRMASS TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH'S FALLING INTO THE 40 TO 45% RANGE.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DEEP MIXING ABOVE 4000 FEET TO
PRODUCE GREAT DISPERSION. A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING, WITH WINDS BECOMING
NORTHERLY BEHIND IT. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS, BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT, LIKELY
LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT FORECAST START...MAX 87.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 32 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7600 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...VERY GOOD /102100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
VERY GOOD (113100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 69 76 83 86 85
RH..............73 72 58 48 43 45
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 14 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 25 28 29 32 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 26 51 69 102 113
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD VYGD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 79 75 72 70 67
RH..............43 50 54 57 61 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 12 12 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.32 28 24 22 21 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 15 12 12 8 12
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 73 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
26 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (57900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC
CWR.............0 70 70 70 0 0
TEMP............57 51 48 47 48 51
RH..............80 86 89 79 71 59
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.23 26 26 25 25 26
VRATE KT-FT/1K..26 37 40 40 48 58
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...BRICKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607980.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WHITNEY.JITER@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.BRICKNER@USDA.GOV
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