709
FNUS73 KPAH 071341
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
841 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL TURN TOWARD THE EAST THROUGH THE DAY WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OF
10 TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS AT IGNITION TIME WILL BE AROUND 2300
FEET INCREASING TO 3900 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RH
VALUES WILL DROP TO 35-40 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE WARMING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS
TOPPING OUT AROUND 4500 FT. AFTERNOON RH WILL FALL TO AROUND
35-40%. POOR DISPERSION IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME GOOD BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /36500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/39400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 52 54 55 57 58 59 59
RH..............58 52 46 47 45 43 41 40
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 16 17 16 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 14 13 12 12 12 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 36 39 37 37 39 38 33
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 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 PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 57 52 50 48 47 45 45 44 43 42 42
RH..............42 43 48 50 54 53 58 55 55 57 60 60
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (75600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 40 45 51 57 62 67 70 72 73 74 73
RH..............57 62 58 52 45 43 39 38 37 37 37 40
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.4 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 13 16 18 18 20 20 20 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 6 10 15 26 38 48 63 76 75 51
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609335.0/PAH
.DELDT 04/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENJAMIN_SCHMALL@FWS.GOV,DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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