894
FNUS73 KPAH 061332
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PENNYRILE UNIT 1...KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
832 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUNNY SKIES AND GOOD MIXING ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. RH VALUES WILL
FALL TO AROUND 30-35% DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL TOP
OUT AROUND 4200FT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STEADY FROM THE NE AROUND
13-18 MPH. CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR THROUGH THE
DAY.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /32400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/42200 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 50 53 55 57 58 59 60 59
RH..............56 50 44 43 40 39 36 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 2.9 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.2 3.9 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 37 41 42 40 41 42 39 28
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
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............58 56 54 51 49 48 47 46 45 43 42 41
RH..............37 40 41 46 48 49 49 51 51 53 55 57
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 5 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (74000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC 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............40 41 45 51 57 62 66 70 72 73 73 73
RH..............59 59 55 50 45 41 40 36 35 34 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.3 4.9 4.9 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 16 17 17 16 15 16 17 17 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 6 12 21 30 37 44 58 72 74 52
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD FR
FORECASTER...SNYDER
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609099.0/PAH
.DELDT 04/06/26
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