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FXUS63 KPAH 302317
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
617 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.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 614 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR THE 00Z TAF ISSUANCE.
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 /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 614 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
BREEZY S-SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA. WINDS
AFTER 13-17Z WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 12-18 KTS WITH GUSTS OF
24-30 KTS POSSIBLE. DIURNAL CU WILL DIMINISH AFTER 01Z, BUT WILL
AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER 12-14Z, WITH CLOUD BASES AROUND 2500FT
INITIALLY, BUT LIFTING TO 5000FT OR HIGHER IN THE AFTERNOON.
BEST CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS WILL BE INVOF PAH BETWEEN 13-17Z.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
UPDATE...DWS
DISCUSSION...DH
AVIATION...DWS
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