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FNUS73 KPAH 271111
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEADLES BARRENS NATURE PRESERVE...IDNR-INPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
511 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING TO AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 4000 FT. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE
AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD IMPROVE TO GOOD.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/67400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 59 63 65 67 67 66 65
RH..............57 45 38 35 32 32 32 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 16 18 18 18 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 2.9 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 16 18 18 20 18 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 35 57 66 66 67 47 16
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10
TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 57 56 54 53 52 50 49 48 46 44 43
RH..............39 51 51 54 57 59 63 63 65 71 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 14 15 16 16 16 14 14 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 18 17 17 16 13 10 12 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 9 10 12 12 11 13 9 8 9 10 9
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 65.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 43 46 50 54 58 61 63 64 65 64 63
RH..............79 73 65 58 52 49 46 44 43 41 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E NE E E SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E SE SE SE S S SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 16 16 9 7 7 7 8 9 9 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 12 15 15 11 9 11 14 19 22 16 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...SAMI CHILDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604196.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SAMI.CHILDERSON@ILLINOIS.GOV
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