180
FNUS73 KPAH 151209
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGAR RIDGE ASPHALT LOOP...INDIANA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
709 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS THROUGH A DEEP MIXING LAYER
WILL LEAD TO GREAT SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY. RH'S WILL DROP INTO THE 30
PERCENTILE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 TO 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /79800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /155500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR PC PC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 50 52 52 53 54 56 58 58 59
RH..............58 56 48 44 43 41 40 37 37 36
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 14
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 30 30 30 28 26 26 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.2 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.4 6.5 6.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 31 31 31 29 28 28 28 28 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..80 113 127 139 134 134 141 154 156 153
VENTRATE CAT....GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 13
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 56 53 51 47 46 45 43 42 41 40 39
RH..............37 40 48 52 60 63 65 67 70 73 73 76
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 9 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.22 18 15 14 13 12 12 12 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW NW W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 16 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..72 9 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...HILLARY BULCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510375.0/PAH
.DELDT 04/15/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HBULCHER@DNR.IN.GOV
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