499
FNUS73 KPAH 030859
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DONIPHAN PILE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
259 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIZZLE THIS MORNING
BEFORE 10 AM. OTHERWISE, TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MILD
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 50 THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT AND RATHER VARIABLE THIS MORNING (ALTHOUGH WESTERLY
COMPONENT IS FAVORED), BEFORE BECOMING NORTHERLY AND INCREASING A
BIT THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS REMAIN BELOW 3000 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT DECENT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALLOW FAIR DISPERSION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 17
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/40200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....DZL DZL
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 40 44 46 48 48 49 49 48 46
RH..............85 82 73 65 56 60 56 56 56 60
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 6 7 7 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.7 2.7 1.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 10 13 15 17 17 16 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 5 9 18 28 40 40 23 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 40 38 37 36 34 33 32 32 30 29 29
RH..............65 73 76 75 72 75 78 78 75 81 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 14 12 12 13 14 14 13 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 6 7 7 5 5 14 16 11 9 13
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...LEVI HEIKKILA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601527.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LEVI.HEIKKILA@USDA.GOV
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