178
FNUS73 KPAH 281122
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
522 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RHS FOR TODAY HAVE TRENDED UP SLIGHTLY WHILE WINDS HAVE TRENDED
DOWN. MIN RH MAY NOT DIP BELOW 40% THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT BUT GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL NOT BE THAT GREAT, AND COUPLED WITH THE LIGHT WINDS
MAKES FOR POOR DISPERSION. A COLD FRONT IS COMING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT AND WILL SWITCH THE WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEY
WILL PICK UP TO AROUND 15-20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/35200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 60 64 67 68 69 68 67
RH..............57 51 46 42 40 40 43 45
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE S S S S SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 9 9 9 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 9 12 13 14 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 10 12 20 28 35 27 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15
TO 17 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC PC MC MC MC PC MCR
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 62 61 60 58 58 58 56 55 54 50 47
RH..............48 56 58 62 64 64 64 69 69 71 77 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 12 14 14 15 14 13 13 15 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 9 14
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (40800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 44 47 51 53 53
RH..............76 70 58 50 44 44
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 15 15 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 17 17 17 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 22 26 35 41 32
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR POOR
FORECASTER...HICKFORD
REQUESTED BY...DOUG PHELPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604297.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/28/26
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.EMAIL DOUGLAS.PHELPS@USDA.GOV
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