483
FNUS73 KPAH 212202
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBY RX...KY DEPT. OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
502 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH RH VALUES AT THE BURN SITE
REACHING THE 40-45% RANGE BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TOO WITH HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID TO
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED AROUND 10 TO
15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON. INCREASED MIXING AND WINDS SPEEDS WILL RESULT IN GOOD
DISPERSION BY LATE MORNING. A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST, THEN NORTHWEST
SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE AROUND 9 PM
SUNDAY EVENING. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE, BUT WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN PROBABILITIES APPEAR LOW AT
THIS TIME.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /22300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/97000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR PC PC PC MCR PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 74 77 80 83 84 85 86 85
RH..............76 64 58 51 46 44 42 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 24 24 24 25 26 26 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 23 24 25 26 28 28 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 32 42 57 71 83 90 97 94
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 18
TO 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 80 75 73 73 71 68 64 60 55 51 48
RH..............46 47 54 57 55 57 59 63 64 69 71 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 9 8 8 9 12 12 13 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.24 21 18 20 21 20 24 24 26 28 26 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 17 17 17 15 16 18 21 22 23 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 15 9 11 13 12 14 19 24 30 33 33
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (29900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (58900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC PC PC 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............46 46 47 49 52 55 58 60 62 63 63 62
RH..............76 73 71 66 59 53 47 42 38 34 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 21 21 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.7 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 22 21 20 18 17 17 17 17 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 30 34 39 44 47 48 49 55 59 56 37
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...COOLEY
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606556.4/PAH
.DELDT 03/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEPHEND.HAMMOND@KY.GOV
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