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FNUS73 KPAH 231001
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS RX UNIT 8...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
501 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL RETURN BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
TODAY. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 22-32% THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DEEPER MIXING AND NE
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY
WHILE WINDS ALOFT WILL DECREASE TUESDAY FAVORING POOR CONDITIONS.
THE NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY WHEN ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW A HALF INCH. RECORD
WARMTH WILL ARRIVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS
WARMING WELL INTO THE 80S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /48300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/59500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 47 50 53 56 57 57 58
RH..............62 53 48 43 37 34 34 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 10 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 18 18 18 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 21 21 21 21 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..48 50 51 54 57 60 59 55
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (53400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC 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............56 55 53 50 48 47 46 46 45 44 43 42
RH..............34 35 39 44 47 49 51 49 51 53 57 60
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 15 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..53 29 13 12 11 12 11 13 14 16 16 20
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 42 48 55 60 62
RH..............57 57 46 35 29 27
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 9 8 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 12 7 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 18 15 10 12 14
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...HICKFORD
REQUESTED BY...GARRISON LUPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607195.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GARRISON.LUPTON@USDA.GOV
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