577
FNUS73 KPAH 041425
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARTERVILLE PILES 2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
825 AM CST WED FEB 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLOUD COVER EARLY IN THE DAY WILL GIVE WAY TO AT SCATTERED CLOUDS
LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST AT THE START OF THE BURN BEFORE BECOMING MAINLY NORTH
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
10 MPH; HOWEVER, A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH AROUND 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY. RH VALUES
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH CONTINUED SNOW COVER ALONG WITH ANY
MELTING THAT OCCURS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 32.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/40200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 28 30 30 31 32 32 31 30
RH..............79 78 72 72 69 66 63 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 17 16 17 16 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 17 17 16 17 16 16 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 28 33 37 36 40 36 37 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 14.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 25 24 23 22 20 19 17 16 17 16 15
RH..............71 78 81 81 84 92 92 96 96 92 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 9 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 14 13 9 9 10 7 8 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 8 14 13 9 7 13 9 10 8 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 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.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............15 14 17 21 24 27 30 32 34 35 34 33
RH..............88 92 92 84 77 74 72 69 66 66 69 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 3 5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 5 6 7 9 12 14 15 16 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 2 4 5 6 9 13 18 23 25 21 14
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601644.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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