Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast
National Weather Service Paducah KY
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A stationary front across the Quad State region will finally move
through as a cold front Sunday night into Monday. This will keep
shower and thunderstorm chances in the forecast with rain amounts
of generally 0.5-2.0" forecast by late Sunday night. The heaviest
rainfall totals are expected to be across southeast Missouri into
southwest Illinois. Relative humidity values will also be kept
much higher ahead of the frontal boundary.

MOZ098-100-106>108-200915-
Shannon-Wayne MO-Oregon-Carter-Ripley-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     100          80           100          0
High Temperature(F)                76-80                     72-76
Minimum RH(%)                      49-54                     35-40
Low Temperature(F)    56-60                     49-53
Maximum RH(%)         95-100                    88-93
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-1)      79 (+13)     50           75
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+2)      52 (-22)     91           38
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 3-7 G25   S 6-10 G36   W 3-7 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 7-11 G34   SW 4-8 G27   Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.77         0.11         0.60         0.00
Precip Duration       8            1            4
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   7 AM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1220                      1430
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4010                      4700
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  69                        57
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 26                      W 12
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 13                      W  6
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              15860                     8580
Dispersion Index                   Very good                 Fair
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               MOD UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MOZ076-086-087-200915-
Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     80           50           100          0
High Temperature(F)                76-80                     70-74
Minimum RH(%)                      50-55                     40-45
Low Temperature(F)    56-60                     52-56
Maximum RH(%)         95-100                    88-93
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-2)      79 (+14)     53           73
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+4)      53 (-20)     91           43
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 5-9 G21   S 10-14 G35  W 7-11 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 10-14 G31  SW 9-13 G27  W 6-10 G18
Precip Amount         0.50         0.02         0.53         0.00
Precip Duration       5            1            7
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   7 AM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1300                      1530
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4270                      5030
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  71                        58
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 25                      W 14
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 13                      W  7
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              16900                     10710
Dispersion Index                   Good                      Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               MOD UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MOZ109>112-114-200915-
Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            100          0
High Temperature(F)                77-81                     71-75
Minimum RH(%)                      46-51                     42-47
Low Temperature(F)    60-64                     55-59
Maximum RH(%)         92-97                     88-93
Temp (24h trend)      61 (-4)      80 (+8)      55           74
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+9)      49 (-21)     91           45
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 6-10 G24  S 10-14 G33  SW 8-12 G21
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 10-14 G29  SW 9-13 G26  W 6-10 G18
Precip Amount         0.14         0.00         0.62         0.00
Precip Duration       3                         7
Precip Begin          7 PM                      7 PM
Precip End            7 AM                      7 AM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1440                      1380
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4720                      4540
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  74                        63
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 25                      W 13
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 13                      W  7
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              18720                     9660
Dispersion Index                   Very good                 Fair
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Highs
in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

ILZ084-085-088-089-092-093-200915-
Jackson-Williamson-Union IL-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     80           0            100          0
High Temperature(F)                77-81                     70-74
Minimum RH(%)                      48-53                     45-50
Low Temperature(F)    57-61                     56-60
Maximum RH(%)         95-100                    86-91
Temp (24h trend)      58 (-3)      80 (+12)     57           74
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+3)      51 (-18)     89           48
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 4-8 G21   S 8-12 G32   SW 7-11 G23
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 8-12 G28   SW 9-13 G29  W 6-10 G20
Precip Amount         0.25         0.00         0.43         0.00
Precip Duration       3                         5
Precip Begin          7 PM                      7 PM
Precip End            7 AM                      7 AM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1350                      1440
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4440                      4720
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  72                        60
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 23                      W 15
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 12                      W  8
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              16200                     11520
Dispersion Index                   Good                      Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ086-087-090-091-094-200915-
Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Massac-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     60           0            100          30
High Temperature(F)                78-82                     70-74
Minimum RH(%)                      41-46                     42-47
Low Temperature(F)    58-62                     58-62
Maximum RH(%)         89-94                     84-89
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-5)      81 (+9)      60           74
RH % (24h trend)      92 (+6)      44 (-24)     87           45
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 3-7 G20   S 6-10 G29   SW 7-11 G25
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 6-10 G25   S 7-11 G32   W 6-10 G20
Precip Amount         0.12         0.00         0.35         0.04
Precip Duration       2                         7            1
Precip Begin          7 PM                      7 PM         Continuing
Precip End            7 AM                      7 AM         1 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1450                      1410
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4750                      4640
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  75                        62
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 22                      W 16
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 11                      W  8
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              15950                     11280
Dispersion Index                   Very good                 Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ075>078-080>083-200915-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     80           60           100          20
High Temperature(F)                77-81                     67-71
Minimum RH(%)                      48-53                     46-51
Low Temperature(F)    55-59                     56-60
Maximum RH(%)         90-95                     83-88
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-2)      80 (+15)     57           71
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-1)      51 (-19)     86           49
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E 5-9 G21    S 7-11 G32   SW 9-13 G28
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NE 3-7 G17   S 7-11 G27   S 9-13 G33   W 8-12 G25
Precip Amount         0.28         0.10         0.30         0.02
Precip Duration       4            1            7            1
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   7 PM         Continuing
Precip End            Continuing   10 AM        7 AM         1 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1230                      1450
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4030                      4740
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  71                        58
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 20                      W 19
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 10                      W 10
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              12300                     14500
Dispersion Index                   Good                      Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-200915-
Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Union KY-Webster-
Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 /343 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025/

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            100          60
High Temperature(F)                79-83                     70-74
Minimum RH(%)                      43-48                     48-53
Low Temperature(F)    58-62                     60-64
Maximum RH(%)         92-97                     86-91
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-8)      82 (+7)      62           74
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+15)     46 (-18)     89           51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE 4-8 G20   S 5-9 G28    SW 9-13 G28
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 6-10 G25   S 8-12 G31   W 8-12 G23
Precip Amount         0.08         0.00         0.29         0.06
Precip Duration       2                         8            2
Precip Begin          7 PM                      10 PM        Continuing
Precip End            7 AM                      7 AM         1 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1480                      1420
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4860                      4670
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  74                        64
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 21                      W 18
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 11                      W  9
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              16280                     12780
Dispersion Index                   Good                      Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60. Highs
in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ010>013-016-017-021-022-200915-
Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Hopkins-Christian-Muhlenberg-Todd-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            100          80
High Temperature(F)                80-84                     72-76
Minimum RH(%)                      39-44                     48-53
Low Temperature(F)    60-64                     60-64
Maximum RH(%)         88-93                     88-93
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-6)      83 (+5)      62           75
RH % (24h trend)      91 (+15)     42 (-18)     91           51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S 3-7 G21    S 4-8 G27    SW 7-11 G26
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 5-9 G26    S 6-10 G31   SW 6-10 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.36         0.11
Precip Duration                                 6            7
Precip Begin                                    10 PM        Continuing
Precip End                                      7 AM         6 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1590                      1470
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5220                      4820
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  77                        66
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 21                      W 18
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 11                      W  9
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              17490                     13230
Dispersion Index                   Very good                 Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               MOD UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ001>009-200915-
Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-
Marshall-Calloway-
243 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        Showers
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            100          60
High Temperature(F)                79-83                     71-75
Minimum RH(%)                      42-47                     46-51
Low Temperature(F)    61-65                     59-63
Maximum RH(%)         91-96                     88-93
Temp (24h trend)      63 (-4)      82 (+6)      61           74
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+11)     45 (-19)     91           49
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S 4-8 G23    S 6-10 G31   SW 7-11 G26
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 6-10 G27   S 8-12 G31   W 6-10 G19
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.44         0.07
Precip Duration       1                         7            2
Precip Begin          12 AM                     7 PM         Continuing
Precip End            7 AM                      7 AM         6 PM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1510                      1350
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4940                      4420
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  77                        65
Transport Wnd (kts)                S 23                      W 14
Transport Wnd (m/s)                S 12                      W  7
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              18120                     9450
Dispersion Index                   Very good                 Good
DSI                                SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL

Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values
should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be
representative of all locations within the fire weather zones

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$