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FNUS73 KPAH 131712
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBY...KY DEPT. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1112 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY
ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. THE BURN SITE WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE WEST BEFORE BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA ABOVE
THE SURFACE, SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL INCREASE TO FAIR AT THE BURN
SITE WITH A BREEZE LINGERING AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. NO
PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY AND THE FORECAST IS FOR
AROUND 0.15 INCHES FOR WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE BURN. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE 30-35 PERCENT RANGE WITH
ONLY ABOUT A 15 PERCENT CHANCE THAT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........28 AT IGNITION...MAX 32.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /55800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/56400 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 30 31 32 32 31 29
RH..............44 39 37 36 34 37 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 12 9 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.0 4.2 4.3 3.9 2.9 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 15 14 13 10 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..56 56 56 53 43 25 10
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC 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............28 26 25 25 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 29
RH..............44 48 50 55 57 57 60 60 55 55 55 58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 9 12 13 15 17 18 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 15 17 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 1 2 4 5 6 8 7 6 6 7 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (110300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A
SKY COVER.......PC PC 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............30 32 34 36 39 42 45 46 47 47 45 43
RH..............58 58 56 56 52 50 47 45 45 43 47 53
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.1 4.4 5.6 6.1 5.1 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 25 28 30 30 28 25 24 23 21 18 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 25 39 53 59 62 68 91 110 109 80 42
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD VGD VGD GD FR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW LEONARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600041.0/PAH
.DELDT 01/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.LEONARD@KY.GOV
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