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FNUS73 KPAH 081133
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBY UNIT 7...KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
633 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 32
PERCENT TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 1100 FT WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
6000 FT THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST. POOR DISPERSION AT IGNITION WILL BECOME GOOD IN THE
AFTERNOON. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /11800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/66400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC PC MC MC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 53 61 66 69 73 74 75 76 75
RH..............51 48 41 37 36 33 33 32 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.1 1.2 2.2 3.2 4.0 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 10 13 12 12 12 12 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 12 11 25 32 40 51 57 65 66
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 71 67 65 64 63 61 61 59 59 57 56
RH..............34 39 43 48 50 52 53 51 53 53 55 55
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 12 13 15 15 17 16 16 16 16 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 4 5 5 8 7 9 7 8 8 9 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 54 57 61 65 68 71 74 76 77 77 76
RH..............55 59 55 49 43 40 38 35 33 32 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.5 4.4 5.4 5.9 5.8 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 18 20 18 17 15 12 9 9 8 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 20 29 32 40 45 44 45 45 41 26
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...DIEGAN
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609095.1/PAH
.DELDT 04/08/26
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