576
FNUS73 KPAH 231318
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN PINES...MDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
718 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE NORTH WINDS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
DAY. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR THROUGH ABOUT 2 PM AND THEN
BECOME POOR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL BE STEADY NEAR 25% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE CALM
BY SUNSET AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO 65% OR MORE
TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 MPH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. GOOD DISPERSION IS EXPECTED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
FALL TO 25-30%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND DIMINISHING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /44500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/44500 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............25 28 30 34 35 36 37 35
RH..............36 32 29 26 25 25 26 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 16 16 14 13 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 16 16 15 13 10 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..45 45 43 43 40 34 23 18
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 12
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 27 26 25 23 22 21 21 20 21 21 21
RH..............34 42 44 46 52 54 56 56 59 56 59 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 13 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 12 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24
TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON,
THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (93400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC 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............21 22 25 33 38 44 49 53 55 56 56 54
RH..............62 59 57 45 40 36 33 29 29 29 30 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 23 25 26 26 29 29 28 26 26 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 2.7 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 21 21 24 26 29 31 32 31 26 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 9 22 25 38 52 66 83 93 90 64 35
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD PR
FORECASTER...SPAETH
REQUESTED BY...PRESTON MABRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603559.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/23/26
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