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FNUS73 KPAH 231527
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWLANDS RX BURN...INDIANA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
927 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RH
VALUES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 35 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY WITH
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AROUND 60-70 PERCENT. RH VALUES WILL BE A
BIT LOWER ON TUESDAY AROUND 25-35 PERCENT. FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 34.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /45100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/77200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............22 24 28 29 32 33 34 34 33
RH..............52 50 44 44 39 38 38 38 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 9 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 20 20 20 18 17 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.0 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..45 45 58 67 70 75 77 67 39
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............29 25 24 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 20 20
RH..............42 50 54 59 62 59 59 62 64 67 64 62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 6 6 5 5 3 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 29 TO
36 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (92000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............20 21 25 29 35 38 41 44 46 47 46 46
RH..............62 56 50 46 36 34 31 29 30 30 32 35
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 9 12 12 13 15 16 16 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.9 13 17 21 23 24 26 28 29 29 28 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.4 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 13 17 22 23 25 29 32 35 36 33 29
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 8 19 35 42 54 68 82 92 90 69 43
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...ZACH SCHOENHERR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603585.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZSCHOENHERR@DNR.IN.GOV
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