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FNUS73 KPAH 131303
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLMAN FERRY RX 2...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
703 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LOOKS LIKE DECENT DISPERSION FROM NOON TO 3 PM. 20FT WINDS ARE
SUSTAINED AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, BUT WITH THE WINDS
COMING OFF THE LAKE, THEY MAY BE CLOSER TO 15 MPH. GUSTS 25 TO 30
MPH ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN
OVERNIGHT, WHICH WILL HELP WITH THE HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 18
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /36900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/61100 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 54 56 58 59 58 57
RH..............52 47 45 43 42 44 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 10 10 10 7
20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 28 29 29 26 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.5 1.2 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 25 28 28 26 20 18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 45 57 61 58 20 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR FR FR GD FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3
AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 28 PERCENT OVERNIGHT,
THEN INCREASING TO 47 PERCENT OVERNIGHT
INCREASING TO 57 PERCENT OVERNIGHT DECREASING
TO 45 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC CDY MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 30 50 60 50 50 50
TEMP............55 55 53 52 52 52 51 50 49 48 48 46
RH..............51 53 59 61 61 61 63 71 80 86 86 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 18 15 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 20 20 17 16 15 12 12 12 8 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 12 13 13 10 9 8 6 6 8 4 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SPAETH
REQUESTED BY...DOUG PHELPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528968.0/PAH
.DELDT 01/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DOUGLAS.PHELPS@USDA.GOV
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