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FNUS73 KPAH 230910
FWSPAH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMBY RX...KENTUCKY FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
410 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 CDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL RETURN BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
TODAY. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 22-32% THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DEEPER MIXING AND NE
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY
WHILE WINDS ALOFT WILL DECREASE TUESDAY FAVORING POOR CONDITIONS.
THE NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY WHEN ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW A HALF INCH. RECORD
WARMTH WILL ARRIVE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS
WARMING WELL INTO THE 80S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MIN 43.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /45900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MIN...FAIR
/45900 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............46
RH..............73
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..14
20 FT WIND GUST.26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N
TRANSP WIND SPD.26
VRATE KT-FT/1K..46
VENTRATE CAT....FR
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (63800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC PC CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 44 43 44 47 50 53 56 57 59 59 60
RH..............73 70 70 68 60 54 48 42 38 34 33 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 23 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 20 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..40 44 42 46 49 49 54 56 61 64 62 64
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC PC MC PC MC PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 55 53 49 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 41
RH..............33 37 39 44 47 49 51 53 55 55 55 57
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 14 15 16 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 17 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 13 16 15
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 41 44 48 52 56 59 62 63 64 63
RH..............57 59 57 51 46 39 34 30 26 26 25 27
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 14 13 10 9 8 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 16 16 13 10 8 7 6 6 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 15 17 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 13 11
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...HICKFORD
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HAMMOND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606556.7/PAH
.DELDT 03/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEPHEND.HAMMOND@KY.GOV
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