459  
FNUS73 KPAH 241623  
FWSPAH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE RESPONSE...NWS ONSITE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
1023 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT FORECAST START...MAX 49.  
RH..................38 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.  
GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO 36 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /49600 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.  
MAX...GOOD /80700 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 45 49 49  
RH..............38 32 31 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 15 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 32 36 35  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..50 66 81 23  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR GOOD GOOD POOR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.  
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY 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............48 47 47 46 45 43  
RH..............39 42 47 53 58 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 9 8 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.31 26 24 21 18 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 16 13 12 10 8  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.  
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 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............44 45 51 55 57 56  
RH..............65 70 59 53 51 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 9 7  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 7 18 19 15 18  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 

 
FORECASTER...WITTEN  
REQUESTED BY...KEITH COOLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2603766.0/PAH  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEITHC_2021@YAHOO.COM  
 
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