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FNUS73 KPAH 240954
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRIOR RX 2 3 4...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
354 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE
MORNING WITH EARLY AFTERNOON RH VALUES DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHTS ARE A LITTLE LIMITED AT 2000 TO 2800 FT AGL BUT
STRONG WINDS SHOULD STILL RESULT IN GOOD DISPERSION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /27900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/67400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 39 42 46 48 49 50 49
RH..............45 39 36 32 31 29 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 10 10 12 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 24 24 26 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 20 22 24 28 29 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 32 42 48 55 67 66 33
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR GD GD PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16000 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............48 48 47 47 47 47 46 47 45 46 44 45
RH..............34 35 38 44 44 45 49 49 53 53 60 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 21 20 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 21 20 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..29 23 27 25 23 21 17 20 18 18 17 16
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 49 53 56 58 57
RH..............68 66 66 62 60 64
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 13 13 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 15 13 12 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 24 24 25 20 10
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...GARRISON LUPTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603581.1/PAH
.DELDT 02/24/26
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.EMAIL GARRISON.LUPTON@USDA.GOV
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