097
FNUS73 KPAH 081834
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBY UNIT 7...KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
134 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DEW POINTS ARE CLIMBING A LITTLE SLOWER THAN EXPECTED, SO MINIMUM
HUMIDITY IS NOW EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 27% THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT
SOUTH WINDS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REACH NEAR 5600 FEET WITH FAIR
TO GOOD DISPERSION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /34000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/67700 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 74 75 76 76
RH..............30 27 27 28 29
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 13 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 46 57 62 68
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 57 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 (4500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC 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 69 65 63 63 62 61 60 59 57 56
RH..............32 36 39 46 50 50 52 51 51 51 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.9 8 9 10 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 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.9 10 12 12 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 8 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (56000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR 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 66 69 72 74 76 77 77 77
RH..............55 57 53 46 40 37 37 35 32 32 31 31
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 14 14 13 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 3.6 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.2 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 21 21 20 17 15 12 10 9 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 7 23 33 37 43 46 49 50 48 56 52
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...TREVINO
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/08/26
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