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FNUS73 KJKL 071016
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA BOLTHOUSE UNIT 1 & 2...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
616 AM EDT WED OCT 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BRING
WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA, WITH SKIES REMAINING SUNNY AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING LOW. A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE IS STILL
ON TRACK FOR THURSDAY, AND WILL CHANGE THE WIND DIRECTION TO MORE
NORTHERLY DIRECTION, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (44200
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
GOOD (51700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 7 6 5 3 14 21 11 9 10 12
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 49 53 61 67 71 75 77 79 80 79
RH..............93 93 89 87 70 59 48 43 38 36 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SW SW SW W W SW W SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.2 2.2 3.2 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 9 12 13 13 13 13 13 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 3 10 22 35 46 49 51 52 44
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (29900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(2400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........18 14 1 2 4 4 7 9 3 4 3 22
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............77 74 68 65 62 61 59 58 56 56 54 53
RH..............39 51 63 73 81 84 90 93 96 96 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..30 6 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (42000
KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 12 7 0 0 1 1 3 3 5 4 2
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 51 51 56 62 68 72 76 78 81 81 80
RH..............100 100 100 93 78 63 48 40 37 33 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N W NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 1 2 5 5 5 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.9 2.9 3.8 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W NW NW NW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 9 9 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 3 7 13 23 30 43 43 43 42
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...CMC
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623093.2/JKL
.DELDT 10/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SAMANTHA.ROSE@KY.GOV,DWAYNE.ANDERSON@KY.GOV,SCOTT.SHEPHERD@KY.GOV
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