292
FNUS73 KPAH 280644
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOR LEARN & BURN...KDFWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
144 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL START OFF UNSEASONABLY COLD WITH DRY CONDITIONS.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MARK TWAIN NF WILL DROP TO
17-22%, WITH MINIMUM READINGS AROUND 25-30% ACROSS THE REST OF
THE REGION. MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY WILL REACH 3500-4000 FEET, AND
WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS, DISPERSION WILL BE POOR. ON SUNDAY,
MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE 24-32% WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER MIXING
HEIGHTS. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY, WITH GOOD TO
VERY GOOD DISPERSION. SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD REMAIN GOOD THROUGH
TUESDAY BEFORE WETTING RAIN CHANCES RETURN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9
TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/45000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 33 37 39 45 48 51 54 56 57 58 57
RH..............72 72 64 62 47 39 34 30 26 25 25 24
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 1.0 2.4 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 14 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 10 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 5 12 33 39 44 45 43 40 40 36 29
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 49 47 44 43 41 41 41 40 40 39
RH..............27 30 37 40 43 43 48 48 48 50 50 54
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (99300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 41 44 50 56 61 64 67 69 70 70 69
RH..............52 55 53 46 40 35 31 30 28 29 30 32
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 14 16 17 18 20 20 20 18 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.6 2.2 3.0 3.7 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.7 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 17 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 11 30 42 59 76 87 97 99 89 58
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...WITTEN
REQUESTED BY...RILEY DOLLENBACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608016.1/PAH
.DELDT 03/28/26
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