463
FNUS73 KPAH 281340
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR EP GRASSLAND...USDA USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
740 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING
CLOUDS BY LATER AFTERNOON. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME SOUTHERLY BY MIDDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN
BELOW 15 MPH ALONG WITH ONLY DECENT MIXING, SO DISPERSION SHOULD
BE FAIR AT BEST. MINIMUM RH'S ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO
35 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /10400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/35500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 62 67 70 72 74 72 70
RH..............49 42 38 35 32 33 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 13 14 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.2 2.5 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 7 8 12 13 14 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 9 12 16 28 36 30 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10
TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND
17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 66 63 62 60 59 58 56 55 54 50 47
RH..............47 48 56 58 60 62 64 66 66 66 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13 13 13 12 14 15 16 17 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 10 12 12 10 10 15 15 15 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 5 4 3 5 9 12 11 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 44 44 45 47 49 50 51 52 52 51 50
RH..............65 68 62 58 51 48 46 44 44 44 46 50
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 22 21 20 17 16 15 16 17 17 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 21 24 26 29 29 31 33 36 37 33 27
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS MOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604311.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL FRANCIS.MOLL@USDA.GOV
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