152
FNUS73 KPAH 251244
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR TA26...DOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
644 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND
40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 3000 FT BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. OVERALL SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE POOR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/38600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 49 53 55 56 59 61 61 61 61 60
RH..............71 71 66 66 66 62 58 58 58 58 60
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 18 17 16 15 13 10 9 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.4 2.3 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 23 21 18 16 14 13 9 8 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 19 30 36 39 36 34 32 19 16 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 33 PERCENT OVERNIGHT,
THEN INCREASING TO 56 PERCENT OVERNIGHT
INCREASING TO 67 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM DECREASING
TO 48 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 30 50 60 60 70 50
TEMP............57 54 53 52 50 50 50 49 50 48 47 46
RH..............69 74 77 83 89 89 89 93 86 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE E SE SE E E NE N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 44 45 47 49 52 54 55 56 57 56 54
RH..............100 93 93 89 86 80 74 72 69 64 64 69
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 13 10 8 6 6 5 5 5 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 11 14 16 16 14 11 13 14 12 11 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...SEAN CONNELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603936.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SEAN.M.CONNELLY6.CIV@ARMY.MIL
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