749
FNUS73 KPAH 061522
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR AREA 13 PILES...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
922 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
THERE IS SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL BE VERY GOOD TODAY, WITH MIXING HEIGHTS REACHING
AROUND 4700FT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 20-30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION CONDITIONS WILL BE GOOD TO VERY GOOD.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4700 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /49600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY
GOOD /112800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 75 76 77 77 77 78 77
RH..............79 74 69 69 67 67 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 12 12 12 12 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 26 28 26 29 28 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 24 28 28 28 24 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..50 68 95 112 113 112 88 55
VENTRATE CAT....FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD GD FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 59 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21
TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (58400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (22100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 60
TEMP............74 73 72 71 70 70 68 68 67 67 66 65
RH..............76 76 78 78 81 81 81 81 81 87 87 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 17 17 21 23 25 22 21 23 23 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 22 23 26 35 40 44 46 48 55 53 58
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................68 PERCENT INCREASING TO 82 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 95 PERCENT
EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 57 PERCENT
LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 31 PERCENT
DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 18 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (37500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (67600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............70 80 100 90 60 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 63 64 66 68 70 71 72 72 71 69 67
RH..............93 93 100 90 90 84 81 76 76 73 70 78
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 18 17 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 21 22 23 25 26 26 23 22 18 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..52 51 47 48 52 60 65 68 60 59 43 38
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR FR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...BEN SCHMALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/06/26
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