088
FNUS73 KPAH 241740
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR AREA 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1240 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS OUT OF THE EAST/SOUTHEAST WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH
TOMORROW AS WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY. RHS DROP DOWN TO
AROUND 20% TODAY WITH DECENT MIXING BUT LIMITED DISPERSION DUE TO
THE LIGHT WIND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/26600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 59 61 63 64 64
RH..............34 29 25 22 20 22
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 9 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 17 20 20 22 27
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO 10
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 60 56 54 53 52 51 50 50 49 48 48
RH..............26 35 42 45 46 48 48 50 50 54 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 10 12 12 13 13 12 9 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (76800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 47 50 54 59 64 68 71 73 74 74 73
RH..............58 65 63 59 53 46 42 39 37 38 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 12 14 15 16 17 18 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.4 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.9 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12 13 13 16 21 22 22 21 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 9 14 19 35 57 72 77 69 48
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...LESAGE
REQUESTED BY...AARON MCCOWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607605.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/24/26
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