711  
FNUS73 KPAH 151309  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COVER WILDLFIE AREA RXB...MDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
709 AM CST MON DEC 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING. MIXING HEIGHTS  
WILL BE LOW LEADING TO RELATIVELY POOR DISPERSION. RH VALUES WILL  
FALL IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........15 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.  
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/21100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......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  
TEMP............15 19 24 29 36 39 40 42 41 38  
RH..............51 43 36 29 23 22 24 24 26 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 12 13 13 14 15 15 12 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 10 10 13 14 18 21 20 7 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.  
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 30 28 27 27 28 27 27 27 27 27 26  
RH..............36 38 44 46 51 48 55 55 57 57 57 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.  
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16  
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 27 30 35 40 45 50 52 53 53 51 49  
RH..............65 68 63 59 52 49 46 44 45 46 48 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 20 18 17 16  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 4 7 12 18 24 28 29 26 19 11  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...GIBBS  
REQUESTED BY...ERIN NAPOLI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527648.0/PAH  
.DELDT 12/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIN.NAPOLI@MDC.MO.GOV  
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