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FNUS73 KPAH 040101
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LIBO PILE BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
701 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH
DECENT AFTERNOON MIXING DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. WHILE NO
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST, RHS ONLY DROP TO NEAR 60% DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........23 AT IGNITION...MAX 30.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/35100 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 23 24 25 27 28 29 29 29 29 27
RH..............81 81 81 78 71 68 66 64 63 61 65
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 21 21 22 24 27 31 34 35 30 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 11.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............24 23 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 11
RH..............70 74 84 88 88 88 92 92 91 87 87 91
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 15 16 16 13 10 7 5 4 3 2 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............11 13 15 17 20 23 25 27 29 29 29 28
RH..............87 84 84 80 74 71 68 65 60 63 66 68
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 14 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 4 7 11 17 22 26 28 26 18 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...LESAGE
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601629.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIC_ANDERSON@NPS.GOV
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