712
FNUS73 KPAH 170726
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAINTZ RXB...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
226 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE ANOTHER COLD DAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDING PLENTIFUL
SUNSHINE. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT BURN TIME, BUT WILL SLOWLY BACK
TO SOUTHWEST BY THE END OF THE DAY. AS A RESULT OF THE COLD AND DRY
AIR MASS, EXPECT RH TO DROP FROM CLOSE TO 50 PERCENT AT BURN START TIME,
INTO THE 20S PERCENTILE BY MID AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /50000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/50000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 25 28 31 33 37 38 40 40
RH..............49 44 40 37 34 29 29 28 30
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 12 12 10 10 10 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..50 39 38 42 45 47 43 43 24
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW SW SW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 38 37 36 34 34 34 32 35 35 36 37
RH..............33 40 42 47 54 56 56 63 59 61 61 59
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 12 13 14 16 17 17 20 21 21 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 21 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 4 7 7 8 10 10 12 11 14 12 12
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (49700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 38 38 40 44 48 53 57 60 61 62 61
RH..............62 62 67 67 60 56 48 45 42 44 44 48
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 18 17 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.8 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 22 25 24 24 22 18 16 15 14 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 14 20 38 41 49 50 46 48 49 45 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY B KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605993.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANTHONY.KING@MDC.MO.GOV
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