429  
FNUS73 KPAH 261337  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AREA 13 PILES...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
837 AM CDT THU JUN 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JUNE 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY, BUT AFTERNOON RH'S MIGHT BRIEFLY FALL  
BELOW 50 PERCENT TODAY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM CAN'T BE RULED  
OUT, MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER  
TODAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST, WHICH COMBINED WITH MIXING ABOVE 5000  
FEET SHOULD ALLOW DECENT SMOKE DISPERSION BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........88 AT IGNITION...MAX 94.  
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5600 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /32000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/55600 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC MCR PC MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............88 89 90 92 93 93 94 92  
RH..............66 64 62 56 54 52 49 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 12 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.8 4.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.4 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 10 10 12 10 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 38 39 47 47 56 49 46  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 76.  
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC MCR MCR PC MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............92 89 87 84 82 81 81 80 79 78 78 77  
RH..............54 59 63 70 74 77 74 77 79 82 82 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 24 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93.  
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (69000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............76 78 80 84 88 90 91 92 93 93 92 91  
RH..............87 85 82 72 66 60 56 54 52 51 52 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.3 1.6 2.6 3.5 4.4 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W SW W SW W W W SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 15 14 15 15 14 14 16 16 15 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 17 20 34 46 54 64 69 66 56 38  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD FR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...POULOS  
REQUESTED BY...BEN SCHMALL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2516729.0/PAH  
.DELDT 06/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BENJAMIN_SCHMALL@FWS.GOV  
 
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