502
FNUS73 KPAH 010735
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTOR RIVER RXB...MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
235 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP A WARM AND DRY FORECAST THIS
WEEK, WITH DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY AS DAILY HEAT
INDICES HIT TRIPLE DIGITS. DEEP LAYER MIXING WILL YIELD FAIR TO
GOOD DISPERSION FOR MOST LOCATIONS. WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE
SMALL, MAINLY FOR FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........82 AT IGNITION...MAX 98.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 1 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/58900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 89 93 95 97 97 98 98 97
RH..............67 52 46 43 39 39 38 38 39
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 2.1 4.6 6.0 6.9 7.4 7.4 7.3 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 9 8 7 8 9 9 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 17 37 42 41 52 59 59 51
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 72.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............96 95 89 86 83 82 80 78 77 76 75 74
RH..............40 42 52 59 65 65 67 76 79 79 82 84
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW N W N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 97.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (70700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 73 77 82 90 93 95 97 96 97 97 96
RH..............84 87 76 67 50 46 43 39 42 40 39 40
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SW SW SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 2 3 3 5 7 8 9 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 2.1 4.3 5.8 6.7 7.9 7.8 6.4 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 10 9 10 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 5 13 30 40 47 71 62 58 24
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD FR PR
FORECASTER...WITTEN
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY B KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621012.0/PAH
.DELDT 09/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANTHONY.KING@MDC.MO.GOV
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