588
FNUS73 KPAH 301142
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN DAM...LANDOWNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
542 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CST ON DECEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COLD AND MOSTLY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY, WITH RH VALUES FORECAST
TO FALL TO AROUND 30 TO 35% THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL BE LIMITED,
WITH THE 1700FT MIXING HEIGHT FORECAST TO BE REACHED BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM,
AND TOPPING OUT AROUND 2900FT. WINDS AT 20FT WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NW AT
IGNITION TIME, SHIFTING TO THE W AROUND 11 AM. THE LIGHT WINDS AND MODEST
MIXING WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY POOR CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........19 AT IGNITION...MAX 38.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /24000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/37900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............19 19 19 23 26 29 32 35 37 38 38 36
RH..............75 73 70 62 55 48 41 38 34 34 34 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 15 14 14 12 14 14 14 14 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 1.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 14 13 12 12 10 13 14 15 12 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 19 19 20 19 21 21 28 33 38 19 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14
TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR 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............35 34 32 32 31 32 32 31 31 31 29 30
RH..............41 45 49 49 51 51 51 56 58 61 66 69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 13 14 14 15 17 17 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...HOWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528131.0/PAH
.DELDT 12/30/25
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