652
FNUS73 KPAH 121322
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR OPEN HOLLOW PRESCRIBED BURN...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
722 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 TO AROUND 30 PERCENT OR SLIGHTLY LOWER THIS AFTERNOON.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/34600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 32 39 45 49 53 56 56 54 51
RH..............71 56 48 38 37 33 31 31 35 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.1 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 15 16 15 15 16 12 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 9 17 21 28 27 32 35 21 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 44 41 40 39 37 37 36 36 38 37 36
RH..............44 53 59 62 64 70 70 72 72 67 67 72
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 12 12 13 10 12 13 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6
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 64.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR 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............38 38 38 44 51 57 61 63 64 64 62 60
RH..............67 67 70 58 48 40 35 32 31 31 34 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 17 20 20 20 21 21 21 18 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 9 12 17 23 28 32 39 45 45 32 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...KATHERINE BOUSKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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