084  
FNUS73 KPAH 031244  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRISON PILES...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
744 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE FORECAST, BUT SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL SMOKE  
FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES COULD MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON.  
RH VALUES WILL BE ELEVATED AT IGNITION TIME, AROUND 74%, BUT WILL FALL  
TO AROUND 46% THIS AFTERNOON. ROBUST MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR CONDITIONS  
FOR SMOKE DISPERSION TO BECOME GOOD TO VERY GOOD BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........76 AT IGNITION...MAX 88.  
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 28 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /30900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY  
GOOD /119700 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD (76100  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
VERY GOOD (132300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MCR  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 81 83 85 86 86 86 86 87  
RH..............74 63 57 51 50 48 48 48 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 15 16 17 16 15 15 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 23 24 24 25 25 24 24 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 3.4 4.2 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 21 24 28 28 28 26 25 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 62 88 120 132 132 123 115 76  
VENTRATE CAT....PR GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 71.  
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (65600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (18900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............86 84 82 79 78 77 76 76 75 73 73 72  
RH..............48 51 56 60 62 64 64 64 66 71 71 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 22 20 20 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 2.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 16 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..66 37 21 20 22 23 22 19 21 21 20 20  
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.  
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (88300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............71 73 75 77 81 83 84 85 86 86 86 85  
RH..............76 73 74 69 65 61 59 57 55 55 55 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 18 17 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.4 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.3 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 21 22 23 23 22 21 20 18 16 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 22 34 44 53 69 83 88 86 76 60 38  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SNYDER  
REQUESTED BY...JERRY WHITE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2515273.0/PAH  
.DELDT 06/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JERRY_WHITE@FWS.GOV  
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