222
FNUS73 KPAH 231503
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEABODY WMA BURN...KY DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1003 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25.
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 35-41% 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.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /27600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/65300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 64 67 69 71 71 71 70
RH..............49 46 43 42 41 42 42 44
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.8 3.6 4.2 4.6 4.8 4.4 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 39 48 55 62 65 61 44
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR GD GD GD FR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 68 66 64 62 61 61 61 60 59 58 58
RH..............47 49 52 58 62 65 67 67 69 75 77 80
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 6 2 4 7 9 11 12 13 13 12 12
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............59 61 64 68 72 76 79 82 84 85 85 84
RH..............78 75 70 63 57 52 49 44 41 40 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S M M M M M M M M M M
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 M M M M M M M M M M
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 M M M M M M M M M M
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S M M M M M M M M M M
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 13 M M M M M M M M M M
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR M M M M M M M M M M
FORECASTER...WITTEN
REQUESTED BY...MAX STREET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607321.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MAX.STREET@KY.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page