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FNUS73 KPAH 231558
FWSPAH

Spot Forecast for TA42/43...DOD
National Weather Service Paducah KY
958 AM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CST on January 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy northerly winds today will result in fair dispersion with
decent mixing today as temperatures plunge well below normal. RHs
drop below 30% this afternoon. The breezy winds become
northeasterly tonight. Snow enters the region tomorrow, becoming
moderate to heavy later in the day with several inches of snow
possible.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Temperature.........27 at ignition...Max 28.
RH..................51 percent at ignition...Min 27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Winds north at 10 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    North winds 12 to 14 mph.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 2700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 23 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /42000 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...fair
                    /50900 knot-ft/.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............27  27  27  27  27  26  24  21
RH..............51  45  40  35  30  27  27  29
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..13  14  13  13  12  12  12  12
20 FT wind gust.25  23  23  22  22  23  23  23
Mix hgt (kft)...2.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.4
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.23  22  22  20  21  22  22  22
Vrate kt-ft/1K..42  47  49  45  47  50  51  46
Ventrate Cat....FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow after 3 am. Chance of snow early in the
                    morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Temperature.........Min 13.
RH..................Max 48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 23 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (45700 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (34500 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY
Weather cov.....                                        SCH CHC
Weather type....                                        SN  SN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............19  18  16  15  15  15  15  14  14  14  15  15
RH..............29  29  30  30  30  28  30  33  33  34  36  38
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..12  12  12  12  12  12  12  12  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.23  23  23  22  22  22  23  22  22  22  21  21
Mix hgt (kft)...2.3 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.0
Transp wind dir.N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
Transp wind spd.23  22  22  22  21  21  22  22  22  20  21  21
Vrate kt-ft/1K..46  41  36  36  35  36  36  43  44  40  38  36
Ventrate Cat....FR  FR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  PR  PR

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers through
                    the day. Slight chance of light sleet early in
                    the afternoon, then light sleet late in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................85 percent increasing to 99 percent in the
                    afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 21.
RH..................Min 34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 7 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 18 to 23 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (26100 knot-ft).

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............90  90  90  90  90  90  100 100 100 100 100 100
Temp............14  14  15  16  17  18  18  18  19  19  19  18
RH..............42  42  48  56  61  64  70  74  74  74  74  80
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  9   9   8   8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT wind gust.21  21  21  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  18  17
Mix hgt (kft)...1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
Transp wind spd.18  20  20  22  22  21  21  22  23  23  22  21
Vrate kt-ft/1K..31  32  31  35  37  35  33  33  34  34  31  26
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

$$
Forecaster...LESAGE
Requested by...Sean Connelly
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600955.0/PAH
.DELDT 01/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL sean.m.connelly6.civ@army.mil