083  
FNUS73 KPAH 241627  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH FIRE...NWS ONSITE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1027 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT FORECAST START...MAX 50.  
RH..................39 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.  
GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /44400 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.  
MAX...GOOD /75800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 46 49 49  
RH..............39 31 31 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 30 35 33  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..44 62 76 21  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR GOOD GOOD POOR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.  
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH  
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 47 46 46 44 43  
RH..............38 40 49 53 57 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 9 8 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.29 25 24 21 18 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 17 14 13 12 11  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.  
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 46 53 56 59 58  
RH..............73 71 59 55 51 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 9 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 8 21 23 21 17  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...WITTEN  
REQUESTED BY...KEITH COOLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2603767.0/PAH  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.WITTEN@NOAA.GOV  
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