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FNUS73 KJKL 221003
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALUM FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
603 AM EDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..VERY LOW MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DISCUSSION
A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT THE AIR WILL REMAIN DRY, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
EXPECTED TO BE 20-25% EACH DAY. IN ADDITION, WINDS WILL GUST
15 TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE WEST TODAY. THE NEXT RAIN IS STILL NOT
FORECAST UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(125000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 161 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 56 62 68 72 75 77 78 79 80 80
RH..............61 64 62 54 42 37 32 28 26 25 24 24
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 10 13 15 17 18 18 17 17 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 8 9 9 10 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.3 6.4 8.0 7.8 8.0 8.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 9 15 21 21 21 20 18 18 18
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 3 3 9 25 46 84 146 161 149 151 154
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 4 17 31 59 116 136 125 127 131
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (68100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (300
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................96 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 75 72 67 63 60 58 56 55 52 51 50
RH..............26 29 34 40 48 53 57 62 66 74 77 80
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 2.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5
ADI.............96 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..68 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (62400
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 97 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 17 19 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 50 52 59 68 76 79 82 82 83 83 82
RH..............83 83 77 62 47 37 32 28 27 26 27 28
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 3.7 4.9 5.9 7.8 8.8 8.9 9.3 9.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 6 9 12 10 9 9 9 9 8
LVORI...........5 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 3 3 10 44 71 75 84 93 94 97 86
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 7 30 49 53 62 70 72 74 66
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...MARIAH HEYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/22/26
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