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FNUS73 KPAH 251655
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR POST OAK RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1055 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH OF THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL
HOVER AROUND 45-50%, AND MIXING WILL BE LIMITED. FORECAST
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL STAY BELOW 1700FT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NW, BUT MAY BECOME LIGHT
AND VARIABLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL CONDITIONS FOR
SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/7200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC CDY MC CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 53 55 55 55 55 54
RH..............50 50 45 45 45 47 48
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 7 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 6 5 3 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 4 5 7 7 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... 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............53 50 48 47 46 45 45 43 43 41 41 41
RH..............50 56 60 65 68 73 73 82 82 85 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 10 10 10 13 14 16 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 8 12 13 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC 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 0 0 0
TEMP............40 40 41 44 47 50 52 54 55 56 56 55
RH..............85 82 82 76 71 66 63 61 59 59 59 61
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E NE NE NE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 10 9 8 9 8 8 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.6 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E NE N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 16 14 10 8 6 5 6 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 10 12 11 10 10 8 8 11 9 7 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604009.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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