801
FNUS73 KPAH 280647
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAINTZ GRASS...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
147 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DECENT NORTHEASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LEAD TO FAIR DISPERSION
BY THIS AFTERNOON AS MIXING HEIGHTS REACH ABOVE 5000 FEET. MINIMUM
RHS WILL FALL INTO THE 45-50% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /15900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/50900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 80 81 82 84 85 85 86
RH..............68 60 56 52 51 48 50 51
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 4.2 5.3 5.7 5.5 6.1 5.5 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 9 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 34 42 51 44 49 38 34
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............84 82 79 74 72 71 69 69 68 67 65 64
RH..............55 56 64 74 81 81 87 84 87 87 93 97
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N NE NE N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 63 67 70 78 81 83 85 86 88 88 88
RH..............97 97 90 84 64 60 55 50 50 47 47 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SE SE S S SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.2 4.2 4.9 5.6 6.3 6.7 5.9 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 2 5 13 21 25 28 32 33 29 35
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620713.0/PAH
.DELDT 08/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANTHONY.KING@MDC.MO.GOV
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