436  
FNUS73 KPAH 111327  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COVER WILDLIFE AREA...MO DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
727 AM CST WED FEB 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COOL, DRY POST COLD FRONT AIR MASS IS IN PLACE FOR THE PLANNED  
SPOT TODAY. RH WILL BE DROPPING INTO THE 20S PERCENTILE OVER THE  
COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE  
DISPERSION LAYER.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.  
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /18900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/29800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 54 56 57 57 55  
RH..............39 34 30 28 28 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.5 3.0 3.3 2.9 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 10 8 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 23 30 30 20 4  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.  
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............51 49 46 43 42 40 37 36 36 35 33 33  
RH..............36 39 43 51 51 55 61 67 67 66 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.  
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC 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............33 32 34 40 43 47 51 53 53 53 53 51  
RH..............75 75 72 62 55 47 41 38 36 36 36 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 12 13 12 9 8 8 8 8 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 5 10 15 18 17 18 18 18 16 13  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO PADUCAH  
REQUESTED BY...ERIN NAPOLI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602425.0/PAH  
.DELDT 02/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIN.NAPOLI@MDC.MO.GOV  
 
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