472
FNUS73 KPAH 241009
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR FI 210...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
409 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
AFTERNOON RH FALLING AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LIMITED WITH A COLD START TO THE DAY BUT DISPERSION SHOULD STILL IMPROVE
TO GOOD DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 32
TO 36 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
DECREASING TO 25 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /29300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/84600 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 34 38 41 44 47 48 48 49
RH..............47 43 38 34 33 32 31 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 14 16 17 18 17 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.22 25 26 29 31 32 33 31 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.7 1.2 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 23 24 28 32 33 36 26 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..29 40 47 62 75 85 85 28 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD GD GD PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13
TO 17 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 46 46 47 47 46 46 45 46 43 41 42
RH..............40 45 47 47 47 49 51 53 53 62 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 14 12 12 10 9 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 28 26 25 24 22 20 18 16 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 26 28 26 25 24 22 20 17 15 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 22 18 18 18 15 14 13 11 10 8 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 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 MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 42 44 46 49 52 54 55 56 56 55 54
RH..............65 65 62 60 54 48 45 43 40 40 43 45
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW S S E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 4 4 7 9 11 13 13 13 9 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SPRADLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603594.1/PAH
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.SPRADLING@USDA.GOV
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