612
FNUS73 KPAH 031518
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARTERVILLE PILES 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
918 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SHARP INVERSION AT 1600 FT WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES BELOW WILL
KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS FAIRLY LOW TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
FROM THE NORTH AROUND MIDDAY. SMOKE DISPERSION LOOKS TO REMAIN
IN THE POOR CATEGORY ALL DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE AND SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/19100 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC CDY MC MC MC MC CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....DZL DZL DZL DZL
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 32 33 35 36 36 37 35
RH..............92 92 92 85 85 82 79 82
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 7 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 13 14 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 12 14 16 17 16 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 6 10 13 19 19 15 12
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 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 MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 33 31 29 29 28 27 25 24 25 24 23
RH..............85 85 88 92 88 88 88 92 92 88 88 88
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 13 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 10 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 8 10 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 31.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC 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 0 0 0
TEMP............23 22 23 25 27 28 28 29 30 31 30 29
RH..............88 96 92 84 78 75 75 72 69 66 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 17 19 22 25 27 31 34 35 30 23
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN SCHMALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601587.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENJAMIN_SCHMALL@FWS.GOV,DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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