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FNUS73 KJKL 271902
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA BOLTHOUSE UNIT 1 & 2...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
302 PM EDT FRI MAR 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 BUILD ACROSS THE ROCKCASTLE RIVER
WMA BOLTHOUSE UNIT 1 & 2, TONIGHT AND SATURDAY, AND USHER IN AN
EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. AFTER
TEMPERATURES BEGIN THE DAY NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FROST, TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM WELL INTO THE 50S ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY DROPPING
BELOW 20 PERCENT IS LIKELY AND COULD APPROACH 15 PERCENT. AS
MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS WINDS BECOME MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY, TEMPERATURES ALSO WARM AND MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO
INCREASE SLOWLY, RESULTING IN MIN RH AGAIN FALLING WELL INTO THE
TEENS AND SHOULD BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 18 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 20 DECREASING TO AROUND 16 LATE.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 26.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHEAST TO EAST 7 TO 13 AFTER 1400.
VENT RATE...........POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(32200 KNOT-FT) TO FAIR (46400 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 3.
ADI.................5 EARLY, 44 TO 61 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 6 4 2 2 4 3 5 3 4 5 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 31 31 33 38 41 46 49 51 54 56 57
DEWPOINT........22 22 21 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 16
RH..............66 69 66 61 50 43 34 29 24 21 20 20
APARNT TMP (F)..26 26 26 28 34 37 43 47 51 54 56 57
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 18 21 16 14 14 12 10 9 9
LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 14 17 52 82 67 61 64 56 50 45 44
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 10 11 36 58 48 44 46 40 37 33 32
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 59 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 17 INCREASING TO AROUND 21.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 33.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (17100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2200
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................35 EARLY, 3 LATE.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 9 15 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 55 50 46 43 42 40 39 37 36 36 36
DEWPOINT........16 20 20 21 21 20 20 21 21 21 21 21
RH..............20 25 30 37 41 41 44 48 52 54 54 54
APARNT TMP (F)..56 55 50 46 43 42 40 39 37 36 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............35 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 17 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 18 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 21 INCREASING TO AROUND 25 LATE.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 31.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
TO 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200, WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
9 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 18 MPH, THEN BECOMING SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH AFTER 1000.
VENT RATE...........POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (92100
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................4 EARLY, INCREASING TO 59 TO 92.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 27 29 33 36 40 38 37 35 39 44 48
WEATHER COV..... WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 35 37 42 49 55 60 64 67 69 70 70
DEWPOINT........21 22 20 21 22 24 21 22 23 24 25 26
RH..............56 59 50 43 34 30 22 20 19 18 18 19
APARNT TMP (F)..32 31 37 40 47 55 60 64 67 69 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 2 3 5 6 9 10 12 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 14 16 20 21 24 24 23 22 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 3 5 5 6 10 12 13 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 14 18 22 23 23 22 22 23 22
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 10 11 18 47 68 73 85 86 86 92 88
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 5 12 32 47 59 78 85 88 92 90
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608145.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/27/26
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