718  
FNUS73 KPAH 231558  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TA42/43...DOD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FAIR DISPERSION WITH  
DECENT MIXING TODAY AS TEMPERATURES PLUNGE WELL BELOW NORMAL. RHS  
DROP BELOW 30% THIS AFTERNOON. THE BREEZY WINDS BECOME  
NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT. SNOW ENTERS THE REGION TOMORROW, BECOMING  
MODERATE TO HEAVY LATER IN THE DAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW  
POSSIBLE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 28.  
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /42000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/50900 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 27 27 27 27 26 24 21  
RH..............51 45 40 35 30 27 27 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 13 13 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 23 22 22 23 23 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 22 20 21 22 22 22  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..42 47 49 45 47 50 51 46  
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13.  
RH..................MAX 48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (34500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............19 18 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 15  
RH..............29 29 30 30 30 28 30 33 33 34 36 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 22 22 22 23 22 22 22 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 20 21 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..46 41 36 36 35 36 36 43 44 40 38 36  
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN LIGHT SLEET LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................85 PERCENT INCREASING TO 99 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 21.  
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............90 90 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100  
TEMP............14 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 18  
RH..............42 42 48 56 61 64 70 74 74 74 74 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 22 22 21 21 22 23 23 22 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 32 31 35 37 35 33 33 34 34 31 26  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...LESAGE  
REQUESTED BY...SEAN CONNELLY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600955.0/PAH  
.DELDT 01/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SEAN.M.CONNELLY6.CIV@ARMY.MIL  
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