405
FNUS73 KPAH 231534
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR FI 210...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
934 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
NORTHWEST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RH
VALUES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 30 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY WITH
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AROUND 60-70 PERCENT. RH VALUES WILL BE A
BIT LOWER ON TUESDAY AROUND 25-35 PERCENT. FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 34.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /47500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/72700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............25 27 29 32 33 34 34 33
RH..............44 40 39 34 34 32 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 10 9 8 7 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 20 18 18 17 14 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.4 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 20 20 20 17 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..48 59 67 69 73 73 55 32
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR GD GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 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 PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 26 24 22 21 20 20 19 19 19 19 19
RH..............42 46 50 54 56 59 59 62 59 59 62 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 5 6 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 16 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO
36 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (91100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR 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............20 20 26 30 35 39 42 45 47 48 48 47
RH..............56 59 48 41 36 32 30 29 30 31 33 35
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 12 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 18 22 24 26 29 29 31 31 30 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.5 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 14 18 23 25 28 30 32 35 36 33 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 9 22 38 47 57 67 80 91 91 71 47
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON SPRADLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603594.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.SPRADLING@USDA.GOV
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