536  
FNUS73 KPAH 200647  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN AREA ENGINE TRAINING ACADEMY...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
147 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE  
THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE FOCUSED  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES RETURN  
THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MIXING  
HEIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, STRUGGLING TO GET  
ABOVE 3000 FEET. THEREFORE, DISPERSION LOOKS TO BE POOR.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT FORECAST START...MAX 73.  
RH..................97 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 81 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 7  
MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
TEMP............67 67 71 71 71 71  
RH..............97 97 90 93 90 87  
SURFACE WIND....NW 1 N 2 N 3 N 3 N 5 N 7  
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 7 9 10 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........CHANCE  
TEMP............71 67 65 64 63 61  
RH..............81 93 93 93 93 97  
SURFACE WIND....N 7 N 6 NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3  
SURFACE WND GST.13 12 9 8 7 8  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.  
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO  
7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 62 66 69 71 73  
RH..............100 93 84 81 79 73  
SURFACE WIND....NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7  
SURFACE WND GST.9 10 12 13 14 14  
 

 
FORECASTER...WITTEN  
REQUESTED BY...CODY DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
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.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LINDSEY.CURTIN@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV  
 
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