089  
FNUS73 KPAH 071018  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDPUPPY RXB...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
518 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY WILL FEATURE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ALONG WITH WARM  
TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST, BUT  
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AT OR BELOW 7 MPH.  
MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL BETWEEN 30 AND 35% THIS  
AFTERNOON. THE MIXING DEPTH SHOULD REACH THE 1700 FOOT LEVEL BY  
SHORTLY AFTER 11 AM.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.  
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/23100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 75 79 83 84 85 86 84  
RH..............57 48 42 37 36 35 34 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.5 2.2 3.0 3.7 3.9 3.5 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 6 6 7 7 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 9 13 15 18 23 21 15  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.  
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR 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............81 76 71 68 66 65 64 63 63 62 62 61  
RH..............42 56 66 70 75 81 81 84 84 87 87 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 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.SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.  
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400 KNOT-FT).  
 
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 CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 60 62 66 74 78 81 84 85 86 86 84  
RH..............90 93 90 81 62 52 42 37 35 32 31 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.4 3.1 3.9 4.6 4.8 4.2 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 10 14 19 25 31 32 29 30 29  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...POULOS  
REQUESTED BY...ABBEY TRANTHAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623297.0/PAH  
.DELDT 10/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ABBEY.TRANTHAM@MDC.MO.GOV  
 
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