111  
FNUS73 KPAH 210604  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN AREA ENGINE TRAINING ACADEMY...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
104 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING  
BEFORE A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN ARRIVES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT  
THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE SATURDAY MAY ALSO BE MOSTLY DRY SIMILAR TO  
TODAY, THE UNSETTLED PATTERN CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK WITH DAILY  
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. MIXING HEIGHTS STRUGGLE TO GET  
MUCH ABOVE 3000 FEET THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SO DISPERSION WILL  
REMAIN RATHER POOR. TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 1-3 INCHES IS EXPECTED  
BY NEXT WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT FORECAST START...MAX 73.  
RH..................100 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 73 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO  
7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 63 68 70 72 73  
RH..............100 97 84 81 79 73  
SURFACE WIND....N 5 NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7  
SURFACE WND GST.9 10 12 13 13 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
TEMP............73 69 67 64 64 62  
RH..............73 81 84 90 90 97  
SURFACE WIND....NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 E 3 E 3 E 3  
SURFACE WND GST.13 10 10 9 8 8  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.  
RH..................MIN 87 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6  
TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE AROUND 8 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
TEMP............61 65 68 72 74 74  
RH..............100 97 93 90 90 90  
SURFACE WIND....E 5 E 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 S 8  
SURFACE WND GST.8 9 13 14 16 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...WITTEN  
REQUESTED BY...CODY DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
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.DELDT 05/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LINDSEY.CURTIN@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV  
 
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