382  
FNUS73 KPAH 081150  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FCKYRX004...FORT CAMPBELL FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
650 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY WILL FEATURE A CONTINUATION OF THE DRY AND WARM PATTERN WITH  
RHS FALLING INTO THE 25-30% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY PASSED THROUGH OVERNIGHT, WITH WINDS BECOMING EAST-  
NORTHEASTERLY TODAY. MIXING SHOULD EXCEED THE 1700 FOOT LEVEL  
BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM. DESPITE DECENT MIXING NEAR 5000 FEET,  
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN MODEST, SO DISPERSION WILL BE POOR.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.  
RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING 8 TO 12 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/37600 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......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  
TEMP............60 63 69 75 80 82 84 85 86 86 84  
RH..............82 78 66 50 39 34 30 29 27 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 9 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.4 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.7 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 12 12 12 9 8 8 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 7 15 23 34 34 34 35 38 23  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.  
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
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............78 73 66 64 62 60 59 58 57 56 56 55  
RH..............32 34 50 54 58 62 64 67 69 69 69 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88.  
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (49800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
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 MCR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 54 59 64 74 79 83 85 86 88 88 86  
RH..............74 71 67 60 43 34 30 27 26 24 25 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 10 12 12 13 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.1 3.1 3.9 4.8 5.3 5.0 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 12 12 13 12 12 10 10 12 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 8 12 24 31 39 44 48 50 28  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...POULOS  
REQUESTED BY...LUKE SOBRALSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623414.0/PAH  
.DELDT 10/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LUKE.T.SOBRALSKI.CIV@ARMY.MIL  
 
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