628
FNUS73 KPAH 240708
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR KARCHERS POST OAK WOODS...IDNR-INPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
208 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM BACK INTO THE 60S. AFTERNOON RH'S WILL
FALL DOWN AROUND 25% LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST-SOUTHEAST
THOUGH. THIS WILL LEAD TO POOR DISPERSION DESPITE MIXING ABOVE
3000 FEET. WINDS TURN SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY LEADING TO MUCH BETTER DISPERSION THOSE DAYS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /19100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/21700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 49 52 56 58 60 61 61
RH..............51 46 39 33 29 27 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 10 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 9 9 8 7 7 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 18 16 18 17 17 19 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 58 55 52 51 50 49 49 48 48 46 46
RH..............27 36 38 43 46 46 48 48 47 49 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 10 12 14 14 13 10 9 9 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18
TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (75900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 47 58 67 72 73
RH..............53 60 47 39 35 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 13 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 13 17 21 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 5 14 37 66 74
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...SAMI CHILDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607433.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SAMI.CHILDERSON@ILLINOIS.GOV
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