470
FNUS73 KPAH 240956
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG ISLAND/SMITHLAND L&D...IL DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
356 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
AFTERNOON RH FALLING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LIMITED WITH A COLD START TO THE DAY BUT DISPERSION SHOULD STILL IMPROVE
TO GOOD DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 33
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /35900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/88300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 39 43 46 48 50 50 49
RH..............47 40 36 35 33 32 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 25 28 30 31 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.4 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 25 28 29 33 31 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..36 47 58 67 74 88 66 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR GD GD GD GD PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC 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............48 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 45 45 43 44
RH..............39 42 44 49 53 53 56 60 60 63 67 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 24 24 23 21 20 17 16 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 22 23 23 23 23 22 18 17 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 20 18 20 14 16 14 15 12 11 9 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC CDY CDY MC 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............44 44 46 48 51 54 55 56 57 57 56 56
RH..............68 70 71 68 66 61 59 57 55 55 59 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W SW W W W W SW SW SW S E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 6 7 11 16 20 21 19 14 9 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...JENNY LESKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603710.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JENNIFER.LESKO@ILLINOIS.GOV
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