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FNUS73 KPAH 161549
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEHIND LAKE BURN...INDIANA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
949 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A TEMPERATURE INVERSION ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM LAYER ABOVE THE
SURFACE WILL LIMIT MIXING TODAY. SMOKE DISPERSION REMAINS POOR
INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE MIXING HEIGHTS REMAIN LOW. CLOUD COVER MAY
LINGER LONGER THAN FORECAST; HOWEVER, THE BURN LOCATION IS RIGHT
ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF CLEAR SKIES. RH VALUES MAY BE KEPT UP A
BIT BY THE LINGER CLOUDS AROUND 45-50 PERCENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY, THEN CLEARING (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/24800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 42 45 46 46 46 44 43
RH..............47 45 43 45 45 47 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 13 14 14 14 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 20 20 20 20 21 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16 18 18 17 16 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 19 20 25 24 14 9 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 39 39 39 38 38 38 38 38 37 36 37
RH..............55 62 62 62 64 64 67 67 70 72 79 75
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 12 12 13 12 13 13 12 10 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.22 17 17 16 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 16 15 17 16 17 17 16 16 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 8 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...ZACH SCHOENHERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527802.0/PAH
.DELDT 12/16/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZSCHOENHERR@DNR.IN.GOV
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