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FNUS73 KPAH 221139
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CANAL RX UNITS 1 AND 2...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
639 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE BREEZY AND SUNNY TODAY. WINDS WON'T BE AS STRONG AS
YESTERDAY BUT GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSION IS ALSO FORECAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES
WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL DOWN CLOSE TO 25 PERCENT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF
RAIN DOESN'T ARRIVE UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WITH
ADDITIONAL CHANCES EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /44600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/85300 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............56 59 62 64 66 67 68 67
RH..............49 37 32 31 29 28 27 30
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 10 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 21 22 22 21 21 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.4 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 21 21 22 22 21 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..45 58 64 70 80 85 79 29
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR GD GD GD GD GD PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER 3
AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR PC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 58 54 53 50 50 49 48 47 47 46 46
RH..............35 44 52 57 63 66 68 71 71 74 76 73
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW W W W W NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR 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............45 44 47 50 56 59 62 64 66 67 67 65
RH..............76 89 83 74 55 49 44 41 38 36 36 38
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE N N NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.5 3.3 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 7 9 9 8 8 9 9 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 8 10 20 26 27 32 36 35 23
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...GARRISON LUPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524013.2/PAH
.DELDT 10/22/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GARRISON.LUPTON@USDA.GOV
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