907
FNUS73 KPAH 241455
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH RX \ LOCAL PLANNING...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
855 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA DUE TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY WITH ONLY MODEST MOISTURE RETURN. GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE
FORECAST WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 25 TO 35%. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED TO AROUND 3000 FT BUT WITH STRONG
WINDS DISPERSION SHOULD BE GOOD.
LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO LOWER
DISPERSION CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
INCREASING TO 38 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 28
TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /36400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/69300 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......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
TEMP............31 34 39 43 45 48 48 49 50
RH..............56 49 40 36 36 35 37 37 39
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 14 16 16 16 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.23 29 33 33 37 37 37 38 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 28 30 32 35 35 33 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..36 43 50 55 65 69 67 57 23
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400 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 48 48 48 47 47 45 45 44 42 43
RH..............44 44 46 51 51 53 56 60 62 65 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 13 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28 28 25 24 22 20 18 15 14 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 24 24 24 23 22 20 17 14 12 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 12 13 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC CDY 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............42 43 44 47 49 51 54 55 56 56 55 54
RH..............73 70 70 65 61 56 50 49 47 47 51 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.3 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW N W NW NW N N NW NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 2 5 6 8 7 8 8 7 7 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...WITTEN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603754.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_JONES@FWS.GOV
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