961
FNUS73 KPAH 240813
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR H&H WMA PRESCRIBED FIRE...KYDFWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
313 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /13900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/25500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 46 50 54 57 60 61 62 61
RH..............57 51 44 36 30 26 24 23 25
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 10 9 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 10 8 7 7 6 7 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 19 16 14 14 15 15 21 26
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...CURT DIVINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607350.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOSEPH.DIVINE@KY.GOV
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