087
FNUS73 KPAH 201748
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBY TRACT UNIT 6B 10...KY DEPT. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1248 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HUMIDITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO AROUND 35% WITH MIXING
HEIGHTS NEAR 1700 FEET AT IGNITION TIME, AND A MAX NEAR 4600
FEET. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR MUCH OF THE DAY, IMPROVING TO
FAIR BY MID AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /17100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/50200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 77 78 81 82 82 83
RH..............56 49 46 41 38 36 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.2 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.6 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 12 13 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 22 28 31 42 50 44
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............81 77 74 69 68 67 66 66 65 65 64 63
RH..............36 42 50 65 65 68 71 73 74 76 77 80
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 7 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 26
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (100000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............62 63 65 69 73 76 79 82 84 85 85 84
RH..............82 81 78 72 66 60 54 50 46 43 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 17 18 20 21 21 22 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.9 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 21 23 24 24 24 25 26 26 24
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 11 20 33 47 61 73 89 100 97 69
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD VGD GD GD
FORECASTER...TREVINO
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606839.0/PAH
.DELDT 03/20/26
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