180  
FNUS73 KPAH 141909  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COVER WILDLIFE AREA PRESCRIBED BURN...MISSOURI DEPT CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
109 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AT OR JUST BELOW 25%, AND  
SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED 5 TO 10 MPH. HOWEVER, THE MIXING  
DEPTH WILL BE QUITE LOW, AND MAY NOT REACH 1700' AGL, WHICH WILL  
RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSION. THE MIXING DEPTH WILL NOT  
IMPROVE MUCH AT ALL FOR TUESDAY.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.  
RH..................26 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /14400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/21100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 37 39 41 39 34  
RH..............26 24 26 25 30 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 9 8 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 16 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 15 12 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 18 21 20 7 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.  
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 29 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 25 24  
RH..............43 44 46 53 53 54 57 59 60 61 64 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.  
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16  
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............25 26 29 32 37 42 47 50 52 52 51 48  
RH..............69 70 69 66 60 54 49 47 46 48 51 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 20 18 17 16  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 4 7 12 18 24 28 29 26 19 11  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SPAETH  
REQUESTED BY...ERIN NAPOLI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527610.0/PAH  
.DELDT 12/14/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIN.NAPOLI@MDC.MO.GOV  
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