687
FNUS73 KPAH 141535
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARTERVILLE PILES...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
935 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO GOOD DISPERSION ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR 45%. LOWER
WINDS AND HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /91800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY
GOOD /133800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC CDY MC MC MC MC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 38 37 37 36 34 32
RH..............77 73 67 61 52 50 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 18 18 18 20 20 18 16
20 FT WIND GUST.28 30 30 30 31 32 31 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.0 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 30 32 33 35 35 33 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..92 100 121 129 133 134 115 72
VENTRATE CAT....GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (56600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (15000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 28 27 26 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 20
RH..............51 55 53 55 57 55 54 54 57 59 62 62
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 13 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 20 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 28 23 23 22 22 21 20 18 18 17 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..46 57 41 43 40 44 31 29 29 28 26 15
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (47800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............20 19 20 22 25 28 30 32 33 34 33 31
RH..............62 62 62 57 50 44 39 36 34 33 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 13 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 14 33 39 42 43 43 46 48 43 26 11
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...TREVINO
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600140.0/PAH
.DELDT 01/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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