150
FNUS73 KPAH 241124
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINEKNOT SOUTH...USDA USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
524 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 SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
AFTERNOON RH FALLING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LIMITED WITH A COLD START TO THE DAY BUT DISPERSION SHOULD STILL IMPROVE
TO GOOD DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /38600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/77800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 44 49 53 55 56 57 56
RH..............46 37 33 30 28 28 28 30
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 12 12 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 30 29 30 29 29 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 28 29 30 29 29 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 46 62 70 78 75 70 19
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR GD GD GD GD GD PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 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 PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 54 52 51 52 50 49 46 45 44 42 42
RH..............32 35 38 44 43 46 50 56 60 62 69 70
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 23 21 20 17 16 15 13 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 16 17 16 15 14 14 12 9 7 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 13 11 10 11 9 7 6 4 3 2 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 7
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 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............40 41 43 48 52 56 58 61 62 62 61 60
RH..............76 73 70 64 56 51 47 44 44 45 47 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SW SW SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SE SW S S S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 4 7 9 11 14 14 12 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GIBBS
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS MOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603635.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL FRANCIS.MOLL@USDA.GOV
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