854
FNUS73 KPAH 231141
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACTOR LOT N...INDIANA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
641 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /45000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/56200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 38 40 43 45 47 50 51 52 53 54
RH..............76 76 70 60 55 51 44 42 39 38 35
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 21 20 20 18 17 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 24 22 21 18 18 18 20 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..45 51 54 48 49 48 51 50 55 55 56
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12
TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC 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............52 51 48 45 44 43 41 40 40 39 37 37
RH..............38 39 46 51 51 53 57 57 57 59 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 11 11 11 11 10 8 8 7 6 6 7
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 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............37 37 45 52 57 60
RH..............64 67 51 41 33 29
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 9 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 7 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 12 15 11 13 13
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...HICKFORD
REQUESTED BY...HILLARY BULCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606858.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HBULCHER@DNR.IN.GOV
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