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FNUS73 KPAH 240709
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPPAPELLO LAKE SULPHUR SPRINGS...USACE_OD-W
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
209 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 RISE INTO THE 60S. AFTERNOON RH'S WILL
FALL INTO THE 15 TO 25% RANGE 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.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /19100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/27300 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............47 52 57 61 64 66 66 67
RH..............51 43 34 27 23 21 20 20
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 9 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 9 9 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 18 21 21 25 27 25 24
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 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 PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 62 60 55 53 53 51 50 49 48 46 46
RH..............23 32 35 41 46 45 48 52 54 56 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 10 9 9 8 9 9 8 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 7 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (61200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
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 MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 47 53 59 64 69 72 74 75 76 75
RH..............68 73 68 57 49 45 39 38 38 38 40 45
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 5 7 8 10 13 14 15 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 7 8 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 7 19 28 38 47 56 61 58 40
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR FR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...LIMANEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607277.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
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