760
FNUS73 KJKL 230914
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODIN RIDGE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
514 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THE WEATHER QUIET
THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL PROMOTE AM VALLEY FOG ALONG THE
NEARBY CUMBERLAND RIVER, AND PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE AT THE BURN
SITE AROUND DAWN. AS DIURNAL MIXING OCCURS, THE FOG WILL SCATTER
OUT AND GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY
LEVELS OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. LIGHT WINDS AND MIXING TO AROUND 4000 FT SHOULD YIELD
MARGINALLY FAVORABLE DISPERSION.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(30600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 6 2 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 39 43 50 57 62 66 68 69 70 70
RH..............89 89 92 89 80 55 39 34 29 27 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 3 2 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 7 6 8 10 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 3 3 5 11 18 23 28 31 34 33
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 2 1 2 2 6 3 4 4 6 5 7
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 62 58 55 53 52 50 49 48 47 46 45
RH..............39 54 64 72 77 80 89 89 89 89 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 7 7 6 5 3 3 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AND THEN THE NORTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN TO BELOW 5 MPH AS TIME PROGRESSES.
VENT RATE...........VERY POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (12100
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 9 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 3 2
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 43 43 47 53 60 65 68 71 72 72 72
RH..............89 89 89 89 83 60 45 40 36 34 34 33
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E E SE S SW W NW N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 3 3 5 6 5 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S SW SW W NW W NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 3 6 9 14 13 13 12 12
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...MARCUS
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624315.0/JKL
.DELDT 10/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL XAVIER.SINGLETON@USDA.GOV
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