566
FNUS73 KPAH 271348
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAM.CO.SFWA PF DEMO...ILLINOIS DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
748 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY SKIES, GOOD MIXING, AND LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
RH VALUES WILL FALL TO 25-30% THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
CLIMB TO AROUND 4400FT THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE SW AROUND 10-18 MPH WITH 20FT WINDS FROM THE SW AROUND 5-10 MPH.
CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR THIS MORNING, BUT WILL
IMPROVE TO FAIR AND GOOD THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/71000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 60 63 65 66 67 66 64
RH..............50 41 35 31 29 28 28 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 9 9 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 16 17 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 3.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 15 17 17 18 18 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 32 55 65 66 71 51 16
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD GD FR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 56 55 53 53 53 50 49 48 46 45 44
RH..............36 45 47 50 50 48 56 56 58 63 65 68
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 14 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 18 18 17 16 14 12 12 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 8 11 11 11 11 10 8 8 9 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 43 47 51 55 59 62 64 65 66 65 63
RH..............73 70 63 56 51 45 41 38 37 36 38 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NE S SE NE E SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 1.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 13 8 9 7 9 12 13 12 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 8 11 11 8 11 8 17 25 25 17 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...ERIK ESKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604225.0/PAH
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIK.ESKER@ILLINOIS.GOV
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