623  
FNUS73 KPAH 181238  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK GLASS LIZARD UNIT...MDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
738 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE  
AFTERNOON, AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME LESS GUSTY. AFTERNOON  
HUMIDITY WILL DROP DOWN TO NEAR 35% WITH MIXING HEIGHTS CLIMBING  
ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MIDDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.  
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6  
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /24500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/43600 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 50 54 58 62 65 66 66  
RH..............58 50 47 42 38 37 37 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 17 16 16 15 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 15 15 14 13 13 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 34 32 40 39 41 44 34  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...TREVINO  
REQUESTED BY...KEELEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606262.0/PAH  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MIKE.KEELEY@MDC.MO.GOV  
 
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