282  
FNUS73 KPAH 210126  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNER 2...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
826 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. THERE IS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING IN FROM THE WEST  
THAT COULD REACH THE SITE, SOMETIME AROUND 900-930 PM. THIS  
BOUNDARY IS SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST AT 15-20 MPH BRIEFLY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........82 AT FORECAST START...MIN 69.  
RH..................55 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MAX 97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 1 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3500 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.  
MIN...POOR /2600 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 80 78 76 75 73 72 71 71  
RH..............55 58 62 69 71 79 81 87 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 91.  
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MCR  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 69 70 74 77 83 86 88 89 91 89 86  
RH..............90 97 97 90 82 67 61 55 54 50 56 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 9 11 15 22 19 22 19 18 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 79 76 74 72 71 69 69 68 67 65 65  
RH..............69 74 85 90 93 97 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 3 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 8 7 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.  
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (43400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
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............65 63 65 68 72 75 78 80 81 82 82 81  
RH..............100 100 100 93 84 76 69 62 60 58 58 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13 14 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 7 13 21 27 31 34 39 43 43 36  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...GIBBS  
REQUESTED BY...MO-MOC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2622206.1/PAH  
.DELDT 09/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AMY.DUFF@USDA.GOV,GARRETT.R.ROSS@USDA.GOV,MOMOC.DISPATCH@USDA.GOV  
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