359  
FNUS73 KPAH 081322  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BSB UNIT 11 GRASSLAND...MDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
822 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LIMIT MIXING TODAY, DESPITE DECENT  
MIXING. TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S WITH AFTERNOON RHS  
DOWN TO 40%. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT LEADING TO STRONG  
MIXING AND DISPERSION TOMORROW, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
STORMS ENTERING THE FORECAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 93.  
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/22200 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 83 86 90 92 93 93 91  
RH..............67 61 55 48 44 42 41 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.4 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.2 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 3 5 5 6 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 10 9 11 15 17 21 22  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 71.  
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............90 87 82 79 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 74  
RH..............48 55 67 74 79 79 82 82 82 84 87 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 7 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 14 13 14 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 6 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY  
(15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 96.  
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10  
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (98100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............73 75 85 93 96 94  
RH..............87 84 65 52 48 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 15 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.9 3.8 8.6 5.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 16 15 13 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 13 26 49 94 52  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD FAIR  
 

 
FORECASTER...LESAGE  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE LORENZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2621415.0/PAH  
.DELDT 09/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KYLE.LORENZ@MDC.MO.GOV  
 
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