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FNUS73 KJKL 281005 AAB
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR -AUXIER RIDGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
605 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..VERY DRY EACH AFTERNOON THIS WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE USHERS IN AN EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR TODAY AS TEMPERATURES START OUT BELOW
FREEZING WITH PATCHES OF FROST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
TO NEAR 20 PERCENGT AT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER
ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AS THE AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST ON SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
RETURN FLOW, BUT ANY MOISTURE WILL BE SLOWER TO INCREASE. THIS
SHOULD RESULT IN MIN HUMIDITIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AGAIN NEAR 20
PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............19 DECREASING TO 16 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 2 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
(40400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY INCREASING TO 56 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 34 37 40 42 45 48 50 51 52
DEWPOINT........20 19 20 21 21 19 18 17 16 16
RH..............63 54 50 46 43 35 30 27 24 24
APARNT TMP (F)..31 34 34 37 40 43 47 50 51 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 3 5 3 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 13 13 12 12 9 8 8 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 5 6 5 3 3 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.2 2.8 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 13 12 9 7 6 6 5
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............7 14 41 56 55 45 35 31 27 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 10 29 40 40 33 26 23 20 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
LATE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............17.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................1 TO 16.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 4 3 4 2 5 12 15 14 19 32
WEATHER COV..... ARS WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 49 46 44 42 40 38 37 37 36 35 35
DEWPOINT........16 16 17 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 19
RH..............24 26 31 36 39 42 46 46 46 47 49 52
APARNT TMP (F)..51 49 46 44 42 40 38 37 37 36 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............16 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............20 INCREASING TO 26 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...36.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14
TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (82100
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 EARLY INCREASING TO 112 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........38 45 39 34 19 17 19 22 25 30 36 42
WEATHER COV.....WID WID ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 38 43 48 53 57 61 64 65 66 67
DEWPOINT........19 20 21 22 25 26 27 27 27 27 26 27
RH..............50 52 50 43 40 35 31 27 24 24 22 22
APARNT TMP (F)..36 36 38 41 46 53 57 61 64 65 66 67
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 17 17 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 3.1 4.2 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 7 10 14 16 17 17 17 18 18 17
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 5 7 10 28 43 65 87 101 109 112 107
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 1 5 19 29 46 64 76 83 86 82
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN PEARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608157.1/JKL
.DELDT 03/28/26
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