841  
FNUS73 KPAH 112143  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PYRAMID RX...ILLINOIS DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
343 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 CST ON JANUARY 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY, WITH MIXING  
HEIGHTS STRUGGLING TO REACH ABOVE 2000 FEET. MINIMUM RH'S WILL DROP  
TO AROUND 40%. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MIN 24.  
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MIN...POOR  
/3100 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............27 25 26 26 25 26  
RH..............74 78 74 78 78 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 14 14 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 5 5 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.  
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR 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............26 27 30 34 38 42 46 49 50 51 49 47  
RH..............78 71 66 58 52 46 45 40 42 42 48 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.0 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 18 17 16 17 16 17 13 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 9 13 20 23 27 32 31 35 11 7  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.  
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 42 41 40 39 38 38 38 37 37 36 35  
RH..............55 62 65 70 73 73 73 73 75 75 79 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.  
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (45300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 37 39 42 47 52 56 58 60 60 59 57  
RH..............85 82 76 70 60 52 47 45 42 42 44 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 18 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 16 18 21 22 22 22 21 20 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 8 10 13 20 29 38 44 45 42 33 22  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...TREVINO  
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT HERITAGE BIOLOGIST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528785.0/PAH  
.DELDT 01/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEPHEN.TILLMAN@ILLINOIS.GOV  
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