468  
FNUS73 KJKL 271301  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGAR CREEK RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
801 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION.  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES THIS  
MORNING AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON  
AND SATURDAY. DEWPOINTS AND HUMIDITY WILL TREND DRIER COMPARED TO  
THURSDAY. HOWEVER, TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BOTH TODAY AND  
ON SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG BEFORE 1000.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 33 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 38 DECREASING TO AROUND 34 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 62.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTH TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH, BECOMING NORTH TO  
NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1300.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (900 KNOT-FT) EARLY, INCREASING TO POOR  
(23400 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............7 TO 9 EARLY, DECREASING TO 1 TO 2.  
ADI.................1 TO 4 EARLY, PEAKING AT 34 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........41 29 23 18 16 12 2 1 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 40 45 50 54 59 61 62 62 61  
DEWPOINT........37 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 34 36  
RH..............89 100 79 63 52 42 38 36 35 39  
APARNT TMP (F)..40 40 45 50 54 59 61 62 62 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E E NE NE N N NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E NE NE N N NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.4 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE NE N N NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 5  
LVORI...........7 9 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............2 4 6 13 25 34 28 32 33 20  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 3 4 9 17 23 19 24 25 13  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 80 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 36.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 39.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH EARLY, BECOMING SOUTH  
TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7  
AFTER 2000.  
VENT RATE...........DECREASING TO POOR (700 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2 EARLY, 8 LATE.  
ADI.................2 TO 3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........2 3 3 3 3 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 50 46 44 43 41  
DEWPOINT........35 36 35 35 35 34  
RH..............45 59 65 70 73 76  
APARNT TMP (F)..56 50 46 44 43 41  
20 FT WIND......NW 1 SE 1 S 1 S 1 S 2 S 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 2 3 5 5 5  
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 300 200 200 200 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 W 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7  
LVORI...........2 3 3 5 8 8  
ADI.............2 2 2 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 1 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 34 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 36 INCREASING TO AROUND 40.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 35.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) EARLY INCREASING TO  
TO MARGINAL (35700 KNOT-FT)  
TO GOOD (50500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON .  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 51 TO  
78 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........3 7 5 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 44 61 68  
DEWPOINT........34 37 39 40  
RH..............96 76 44 36  
APARNT TMP (F)..35 44 61 68  
20 FT WIND......S 2G6 S 2G6 SW 2G7 SW 2G8  
RIDGETOP WIND...S 3 S 3 SW 3 SW 3  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1000 3700 5100  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 8 W 12 W 12  
LVORI...........6 4 1 1  
ADI.............8 11 51 67  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 7 37 51  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR  
 
 
FORECASTER...JP  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DEGENNARO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604130.0/JKL  
.DELDT 02/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.DEGENNARO@USDA.GOV  
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