592
FNUS73 KPAH 240711
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SR RABBIT PATCH A3-21...INDIANA DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
211 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 20 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.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/19900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 40 45 48 52 55 58 59 60 60
RH..............64 57 49 44 38 31 27 26 24 25
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 5 5 3 2 3 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.2 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 10 7 5 5 5 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 16 20 18 15 10 10 12 16 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO
10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
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 MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 57 55 52 51 50 50 50 50 49 48 47
RH..............26 35 38 41 44 46 46 46 46 48 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 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 8 9 10 12 13 13 12 12 10 10 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 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 71.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (73300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR PC 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............47 45 48 52 57 61 65 68 70 71 71 70
RH..............53 58 56 54 49 46 41 39 38 38 39 42
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.5 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.9 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 12 16 16 16 17 20 21 21 20 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 15 19 24 38 56 69 73 67 45
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...HILLARY BULCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607269.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HBULCHER@DNR.IN.GOV
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