987  
FNUS73 KPAH 142113  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
413 PM CDT MON APR 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE PLANNED  
BURN TUESDAY. MIX OUT WILL BE EARLY, WITH MIXING HEIGHTS ALREADY ABOVE  
3K FT AGL AT IGNITION, AND NEARLY DOUBLING BY MID AFTERNOON.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.  
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12  
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6000 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /81300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY  
GOOD /126800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......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  
TEMP............48 52 54 57 58 60 60 61 62  
RH..............58 52 48 42 42 39 39 38 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 25 25 23 24 23 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.9 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 26 26 24 24 24 24 24  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..81 93 103 111 108 112 122 126 127  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.  
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (71400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
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............60 58 56 51 50 48 46 44 43 41 40 38  
RH..............37 42 43 52 54 58 63 68 70 73 76 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 10 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 14 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..71 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2  
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.  
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............37 43 55 61 65 66  
RH..............85 73 53 41 35 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 6 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.9 2.4 4.1 4.6 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 5 15 30 39 31  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH  
REQUESTED BY...BRICKNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510284.0/PAH  
.DELDT 04/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.BRICKNER@USDA.GOV  
 
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