646  
FNUS73 KPAH 271919  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STONEHOUSE RX BURN...SO ILL UNIVERSITY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
119 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL SEE INCREASING HIGH CLOUD COVER WITH RH VALUES  
AROUND 35-40%. WINDS AT 20FT WILL BE STEADY FROM THE S AROUND 5-10  
MPH. HOWEVER, MIXING WILL BE LIMITED, WITH FORECAST MIXING HEIGHTS  
AROUND 2500FT AT 3 PM...FALLING TO AROUND 1000FT BY 5 PM. THIS WILL  
BRING GENERALLY POOR CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSION.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.  
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT  
AGL.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /37800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR  
/37800 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR PC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............68 69 67  
RH..............37 37 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.9 1.0  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 30 10  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SNYDER  
REQUESTED BY...CBPM RUFFNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604143.0/PAH  
.DELDT 02/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RUFFNER@SIU.EDU  
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