901
FNUS73 KPAH 061333
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CVILLE. HIGH PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
733 AM CST FRI FEB 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK WARM FRONT/SURFACE TROUGH, MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING, WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE BURN SITE
FOR IGNITION. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN
ROUGHLY 10 AND 11 AM THIS MORNING, CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
WEST, THEN NORTHWEST. WIND WILL LIKELY GUST UP CLOSE TO 20 MPH
AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. RH VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED AT THE BURN SITE WITH CONTINUED SNOW
COVER AND SNOW MELT TODAY. GOOD DISPERSION IS ANTICIPATED BY LATE
MORNING DUE TO INCREASED MIXING HEIGHTS AND WIND SPEEDS AT THE
BURN SITE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20
TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /20200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/64700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR PC MC PC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 37 42 44 45 45 45 44 43 41
RH..............85 85 79 79 79 76 73 73 73 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 23 25 25 25 25 23 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 22 25 26 26 26 25 22 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 32 41 54 62 63 65 65 51 36
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 39 38 37 36 35 33 32 31 29 27 26
RH..............76 79 82 82 85 82 85 82 81 85 88 85
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 16 17 20 18 18 17 16 15 16 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 18 19 24 27 21 18 14 11 8 16 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............25 23 25 26 28 30 31 32 34 34 33 32
RH..............81 88 81 74 68 60 58 56 51 51 53 58
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.5 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 19 20 18 16 13 11 12 11 10 8 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...BEN SCHMALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601900.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENJAMIN_SCHMALL@FWS.GOV
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