Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
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763 FXUS63 KPAH 171102 AFDPAH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 602 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warm and dry conditions are expected for the rest of the week into the first half of the weekend. - Afternoon relative humidities are forecast to drop to 25-35% through at least Wednesday; however, winds will remain fairly light. The drier air and warmer temperatures may lead to an increase in brush fire activity across the area, especially where very little rain occurred over the past week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 246 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Some patchy ground fog is showing up at a few of the observation sites across the Quad State area this morning; otherwise, fairly quiet weather conditions are in place with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. Sky conditions are mostly clear across the area. A dry surface ridge will steadily build across the area today and then linger through much of the week. At the same time, an upper- level ridge axis will shift from the Plains eastward across the entire Quad State region. This will keep very quiet weather in place with dry conditions lingering through much of the week. The main concern will be lower afternoon relative humidity values with deeper afternoon mixing. This will likely lead to relative humidity values dropping into the 25-35% range through at least Wednesday and possibly even into Thursday. Winds will remain fairly light, but the very dry air coupled with above normal temperatures may lead to an increase in brush fires across the area once again. Areas that received over an inch of rain may see less of an impact until Wednesday or Thursday. The next chance of precipitation doesn`t show up in the forecast until later Saturday into Sunday. Overall moisture is set to increase; however, no major forcing is showing up to justify much more than an isolated chance of showers and storms. Definitely nothing that looks like a drought buster through this entire forecast issuance. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s to low 90s through the weekend before cooling off slightly into early next week. Overnight lows are expected to be in the upper 50s to mid 60s. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 555 AM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024 High pressure in place across the area will keep good flying conditions at each TAF site. The only concern will be some patchy ground fog this morning and again Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Winds will remain light. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...KC AVIATION...KC