389  
FNUS73 KPAH 121259  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOG CAMPGROUND...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
659 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON JANUARY 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASE  
WITH SOME GUSTS OF 15-18 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING INTO THE  
AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL BE QUITE SHALLOW TODAY SO DESPITE DECENT  
TRANSPORT WINDS, DISPERSION WILL REMAIN RATHER POOR. MINIMUM RH'S WILL  
FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.  
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8  
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/30800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............25 28 32 36 41 43 46 47 48 47 43  
RH..............81 75 63 54 44 41 38 35 37 38 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 22 21 21 21 20 20 18 17 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 18 18 18 20 18 18 17 13 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 7 17 20 24 31 29 30 28 7 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 40 39 38 38 38 36 36 35 36 36 35  
RH..............52 55 57 59 62 59 67 67 69 67 67 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.  
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC MCR PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 36 37 42 46 49 52 54 55 56 55 54  
RH..............69 72 70 62 56 52 48 47 47 45 47 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 8 10 15 24 31 34 38 40 38 30 20  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...POULOS  
REQUESTED BY...TYSON TAYLOR  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528822.0/PAH  
.DELDT 01/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TYSON.TAYLOR@USDA.GOV  
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