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FNUS73 KPAH 241426
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRISON RX/DAY PLANNING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
926 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL HELP TO KEEP DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE
60S THIS AFTERNOON AND MINIMUM RH WILL DIP INTO THE 20-25% RANGE.
VENT RATE WILL REMAIN POOR AS TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER DISPERSION RATES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 48 53 57 60 62 63 64 63
RH..............51 47 39 31 26 23 21 20 22
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 10 8 8 7 7 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 18 16 18 18 18 21 18 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 12
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 60 58 53 52 51 51 50 50 48 48 48
RH..............25 33 39 44 46 48 48 48 50 56 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.5 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 SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 10 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4
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 75.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (72700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC PC PC PC PC 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............46 47 49 54 61 65 67 72 74 74 75 74
RH..............63 63 63 57 48 43 42 37 35 38 38 41
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 14 14 16 17 20 20 21 21 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 6 10 14 25 40 56 63 68 73 64
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...WFO LOUISVILLE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607567.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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