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FNUS73 KPAH 120836
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROTHOMEL IRON DUKE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
236 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASE
WITH SOME GUSTS OF 15-18 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL BE QUITE SHALLOW TODAY SO DESPITE DECENT
TRANSPORT WINDS, DISPERSION WILL REMAIN POOR. MINIMUM RH'S WILL
FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /16600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/32000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 37 41 44 47 49 49 47 45
RH..............66 54 46 41 37 36 37 42 45
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 10 10 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 20 20 18 18 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 20 18 18 18 16 12 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 22 30 31 32 32 23 7 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 39 38 38 37 36 35 35 35 34 34 33
RH..............53 62 62 64 70 72 75 75 75 78 78 85
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 14 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (41100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 34 36 40 45 50 53 55 56 57 56 55
RH..............85 82 82 73 65 56 50 47 47 45 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 17 20 22 23 23 24 24 24 23 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 7 10 16 24 30 34 38 41 40 32 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...POULOS
REQUESTED BY...SHAWNEE NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528780.0/PAH
.DELDT 01/12/26
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