041
FNUS73 KPAH 241012
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MACY REED RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
512 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 15 TO 20% 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 (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/40400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 44 48 53 59 61 64 67 67 66
RH..............59 55 47 38 28 23 19 17 16 18
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 12 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 14 19 24 27 34 34 40 39 32
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...KRYSTEN BAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607472.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KRYSTEN_BAUER@NPS.GOV
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