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
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Higher humidity levels return starting tomorrow and
continue through the week ahead along with daily chances for
showers and storms. Winds take on more of a westerly direction the next
two days, and mixing heights lower by Monday resulting in fair to poor
dispersion.


MOZ098-100-106>108-060915-
Shannon-Wayne MO-Oregon-Carter-Ripley-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            70           40           60
High Temperature(F)                87-91                     86-90
Minimum RH(%)                      56-61                     59-64
Low Temperature(F)    69-73                     67-71
Maximum RH(%)         91-96                     95-100
Temp (24h trend)      70 (+3)      91 (-1)      68           90
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-2)      59 (+10)     100          62
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.19         0.08         0.07
Precip Duration                    2            2            5
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1610                      1250
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5270                      4100
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  86                        84
Transport Wnd (kts)                W  9                      W 10
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      W  5
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              8050                      6250
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MOZ076-086-087-060915-
Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           60
High Temperature(F)                87-91                     86-90
Minimum RH(%)                      55-60                     58-63
Low Temperature(F)    70-74                     68-72
Maximum RH(%)         87-92                     95-100
Temp (24h trend)      71 (+2)      90 (-3)      70           89
RH % (24h trend)      90 (-5)      58 (+14)     100          61
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.18         0.15         0.07
Precip Duration                    2            2            5
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1620                      1090
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5320                      3580
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        85
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 10                      W 10
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      W  5
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              8100                      5450
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Poor
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 cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs around 90.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

MOZ109>112-114-060915-
Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           60
High Temperature(F)                89-93                     87-91
Minimum RH(%)                      50-55                     54-59
Low Temperature(F)    70-74                     70-74
Maximum RH(%)         86-91                     95-100
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+1)      92 (0)       71           90
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-9)      53 (+9)      98           57
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      SW 3-7
Precip Amount         0.00         0.09         0.05         0.09
Precip Duration                    1            2            5
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1420                      1050
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4670                      3450
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  88                        86
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW  9                     W 11
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  5                     W  6
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              7100                      6300
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Poor
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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

$$

ILZ084-085-088-089-092-093-060915-
Jackson-Williamson-Union IL-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           70
High Temperature(F)                88-92                     86-90
Minimum RH(%)                      54-59                     58-63
Low Temperature(F)    70-74                     70-74
Maximum RH(%)         85-90                     95-100
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+2)      91 (-2)      72           89
RH % (24h trend)      88 (-6)      57 (+13)     98           61
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.12         0.07         0.11
Precip Duration                    2            2            5
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1400                      1100
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4590                      3600
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        85
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 11                     W 10
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  6                     W  5
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              8400                      5500
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Poor
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 cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

ILZ086-087-090-091-094-060915-
Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Massac-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40           70
High Temperature(F)                90-94                     87-91
Minimum RH(%)                      48-53                     55-60
Low Temperature(F)    70-74                     69-73
Maximum RH(%)         81-86                     90-95
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+3)      93 (0)       71           90
RH % (24h trend)      84 (-8)      51 (+7)      93           58
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.07         0.06         0.15
Precip Duration                    2            2            5
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1510                      1230
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4940                      4030
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        85
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 10                     W 11
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  5                     W  6
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              7550                      7380
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Fair
DSI                                MOD 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 cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.

$$

ILZ075>078-080>083-060915-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           40           70
High Temperature(F)                88-92                     87-91
Minimum RH(%)                      51-56                     54-59
Low Temperature(F)    70-74                     69-73
Maximum RH(%)         81-86                     93-98
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+2)      92 (-2)      71           90
RH % (24h trend)      84 (-9)      54 (+12)     96           57
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W 4-8        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.16         0.19         0.09
Precip Duration                    2            2            5
Precip Begin                       7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1350                      1050
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4420                      3460
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        84
Transport Wnd (kts)                W 13                      W  9
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  7                      W  5
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              9450                      5250
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Poor
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 cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-060915-
Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Union KY-Webster-
Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025 /252 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2025/

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           30           70
High Temperature(F)                90-94                     87-91
Minimum RH(%)                      48-53                     56-61
Low Temperature(F)    71-75                     70-74
Maximum RH(%)         84-89                     93-98
Temp (24h trend)      73 (+4)      93 (-1)      72           90
RH % (24h trend)      87 (-8)      51 (+7)      96           59
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      W 3-7
Precip Amount         0.00         0.09         0.09         0.17
Precip Duration                    1            1            5
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1460                      1280
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             4790                      4190
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        85
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW 11                     W 11
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  6                     W  6
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              8760                      7680
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Fair
DSI                                MOD 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 cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ010>013-016-017-021-022-060915-
Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Hopkins-Christian-Muhlenberg-Todd-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           30           70
High Temperature(F)                90-94                     87-91
Minimum RH(%)                      47-52                     56-61
Low Temperature(F)    70-74                     70-74
Maximum RH(%)         86-91                     95-100
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+3)      93 (0)       72           91
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-6)      50 (+2)      97           59
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.16
Precip Duration                    1            1            5
Precip Begin                       1 PM         1 AM         Continuing
Precip End                         7 PM         7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1620                      1660
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5310                      5440
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        84
Transport Wnd (kts)                W  9                      W 12
Transport Wnd (m/s)                W  5                      W  6
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              8100                      9960
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Good
DSI                                MOD 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ001>009-060915-
Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-
Marshall-Calloway-
152 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           70
High Temperature(F)                90-94                     87-91
Minimum RH(%)                      50-55                     58-63
Low Temperature(F)    71-75                     70-74
Maximum RH(%)         86-91                     95-100
Temp (24h trend)      73 (+2)      93 (0)       72           90
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-10)     53 (+4)      97           61
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip Amount         0.00         0.05         0.04         0.13
Precip Duration                    1            2            5
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   7 AM         Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl)              1560                      1250
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)             5120                      4110
1700`Mix Hgt Temp                  87                        85
Transport Wnd (kts)                SW  9                     W 12
Transport Wnd (m/s)                SW  5                     W  6
Max Vent Rate (m/s-m)              7800                      7500
Dispersion Index                   Fair                      Fair
DSI                                MOD 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$