517
FNUS73 KPAH 241126
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HANDY LANDSCAPE...USDA USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
526 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 56.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 21
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /35200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/75100 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 43 48 52 54 56 56 55
RH..............46 38 33 31 30 28 29 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 12 12 12 8
20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 29 29 29 29 28 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 24 28 29 30 31 29 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 42 59 66 75 75 68 20
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR GD GD GD GD PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 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............54 54 52 51 51 49 48 46 45 44 41 41
RH..............34 35 38 44 44 48 51 56 60 62 70 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.24 24 23 21 20 18 16 15 14 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 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.20 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 12 9 8 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 11 10 8 10 7 6 5 3 2 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.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
6 MPH 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............41 41 43 48 51 55 58 60 62 62 61 60
RH..............73 73 70 65 59 51 47 46 44 46 50 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S SW S 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 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.5 1.9 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 4 7 8 10 12 13 10 5
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 2603637.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL FRANCIS.MOLL@USDA.GOV
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