820
FNUS73 KPAH 271420
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PROPELLER POINT RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
820 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY SKIES, GOOD MIXING, AND LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
RH VALUES WILL FALL TO 30-35% THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
REACH 1700FT BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM AND CLIMB TO AROUND 4700FT THIS
AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SW AROUND 12-16 MPH WITH
20FT WINDS BEING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING, THEN INCREASING
FROM THE SW AROUND 5-10 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING, BUT WILL
IMPROVE TO GOOD BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/78300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 53 58 63 64 67 68 67 66
RH..............77 69 57 44 41 36 34 36 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 16 17 16 16 16 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.8 2.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 3.4 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 17 28 54 69 74 78 50 16
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 61 60 58 57 56 53 53 52 49 48 47
RH..............41 49 51 55 55 57 61 64 66 71 77 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 13 14 13 14 14 13 12 10 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW W N N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 16 16 17 17 16 14 10 9 9 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 8 9 11 13 13 12 10 7 5 5 5
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 68.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR 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............45 47 50 53 57 61 64 66 67 68 67 66
RH..............82 83 77 69 59 53 48 45 45 43 45 48
20 FT WIND DIR..NW SE E NE E SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.3 3.1 3.6 2.6 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 10 9 8 8 7 9 12 14 14 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 8 8 9 11 9 15 25 36 28 14
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 2604228.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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