683
FNUS73 KPAH 260900
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER ROCK ADMIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
400 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN A WARMER AND MORE HUMID
AIRMASS TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH'S FALLING INTO THE 35-40% RANGE.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DEEP MIXING ABOVE 4000 FEET TO
PRODUCE GREAT DISPERSION. A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING, WITH WINDS BECOMING
NORTHERLY BEHIND IT. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS, BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT, LIKELY
LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 87.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 36
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /33800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY
GOOD /131500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 74 77 82 83 86 86 87 85
RH..............66 57 52 44 44 39 39 38 39
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 28 28 29 31 32 31 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 28 29 30 30 31 32 35 36
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 51 69 86 96 105 115 132 129
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR GD GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 16 MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 81 77 75 73 73 72 71 70 69 67 65
RH..............44 44 47 46 49 48 48 49 51 55 61 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.31 26 25 25 23 23 23 23 22 21 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 24 22 23 22 21 21 18 16 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 23 19 21 21 23 19 17 17 13 11 18
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 84 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (61900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 80 80 80 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 60 56 54 53 51 50 49 49 50 51 51
RH..............75 78 83 86 86 86 83 80 74 68 61 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 21 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.1 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 22 25 24 24 25 25 25 24 23 22
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 27 29 38 38 42 44 45 53 61 62 49
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD FR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...BRICKNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607937.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHANE.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV
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