337
FNUS73 KPAH 260941
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR FI 210...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
341 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY WITH MIXING HEIGHTS
SLOWLY INCREASING TO AROUND 2800-3100 FT. SMOKE DISPERSION IS
EXPECTED TO BE POOR WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DROPPING
TO 45 TO 50 PERCENT. STRONGER WINDS AND BETTER DISPERSION IS FORECAST
TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /14800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/17000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......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
TEMP............45 47 50 53 55 56 57 56 55
RH..............65 65 61 54 51 49 47 49 49
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 8 8 8 8 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1 2.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 10 8 7 6 5 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 17 17 15 15 14 12 7 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 49 47 45 44 41 40 39 38 37 37 37
RH..............54 58 63 68 68 73 76 76 76 82 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E SE S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (50100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 37 42 48 53 57 61 63 65 65 63 61
RH..............82 82 73 65 57 51 44 41 37 35 38 41
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 7 8 9 9 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 12 14 17 18 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 3.0 4.0 4.6 4.7 4.3 3.2 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 3 7 17 31 44 50 50 43 31 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SPRADLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603594.3/PAH
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.SPRADLING@USDA.GOV
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