963
FNUS73 KPAH 122010
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLMAN FERRY RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
210 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM TOMORROW WITH HIGHS CLOSE TO 60 AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. MIN RH IS AROUND 45%. LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS WITH POOR
DISPERSION AROUND IGNITION AND THEN IMPROVING DURING THE DAY. A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WHICH WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO BE BREEZIER ON WEDNESDAY WITH ABOUT A 50%
CHANCE OF GUSTS EXCEEDING 20 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /34700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/50800 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 54 56 57 58 57 56
RH..............54 48 47 45 45 47 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 12 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.4 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 25 24 18 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 41 44 51 51 22 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR FR FR PR PR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 48 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC MCR PC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY MC
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............55 53 53 52 52 51 49 49 48 47 46 45
RH..............53 59 59 61 61 61 66 68 74 79 86 89
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 12 10 10 9 8 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 16 15 13 12 10 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 12 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 13 16 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 4 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
7 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (95500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (108300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 45 46 45 44 41
RH..............93 93 86 79 68 65
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 10 13 15
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 14 17 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.7 3.1 4.3 5.0 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 18 22 22 25 28
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 29 60 82 108 116
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGD VYGD
FORECASTER...HICKFORD
REQUESTED BY...DOUG PHELPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/13/26
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