291
FNUS73 KPAH 241036
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR NWDA RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
536 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 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 (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /18500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/27200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 55 58 61 64 65 67 65
RH..............42 32 28 23 20 19 18 20
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 9 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 9 8 8 7 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 19 19 20 24 21 27 27
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 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............63 63 60 56 55 53 53 53 52 52 51 51
RH..............23 29 33 40 41 43 45 45 46 48 52 54
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (82100 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 MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 54 62 69 74 75
RH..............56 59 50 42 38 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.7 3.0 4.6 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 16 17 17 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 24 44 69 82
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607476.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
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