952
FNUS73 KJKL 172004
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA BOLTHOUSE UNIT 1 & 2...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
404 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 18.
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 BE TAMPED DOWN WEDNESDAY AS A
CLIPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BRINGS INCREASING SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWER CHANCES LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE'S A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW THEN RAIN
SHOWERS AT THE SITE FOR WEDNESDAY AND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE ON
THURSDAY AS ANOTHER CLIPPER MOVES INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES
WILL BEGIN TO WARM THROUGH THE WEEK AS UPPER-40S FOR WEDNESDAY BUT
LOWER-60S FOR THURSDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HOVER
AROUND IN THE LOWER-40 PERCENT RANGE. HIGH PRESSURE AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES ARRIVE FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID
TO UPPER-70S BY SUNDAY. SHOWER AND STORMS CHANCES INCREASE FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 85 86 87 84 80 77 78 79 81
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 30 20 10 0
TEMP............26 27 31 36 38 41 44 46 47 48
RH..............57 57 51 43 48 48 51 49 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.2 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 13 15 16 17 18 17 17 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 12 21 33 39 46 54 50 50 46
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 60 50 42 34 26 31 36 42 48 55 61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 47 45 41 40 39 38 38 37 37 37 37
RH..............51 56 60 70 70 73 76 76 75 75 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 9 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 14 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 65 68 70 75 79 77 74 72 72 72 72
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20
TEMP............36 36 37 41 45 49 53 57 60 61 62 62
RH..............82 82 79 70 65 61 57 51 47 46 46 46
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 2 5 7 10 14 20 25 30 36 42
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR
FORECASTER...VORST
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2605923.1/JKL
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DWAYNE.ANDERSON@KY.GOV,SAMANTHA.ROSE@KY.GOV,SCOTT.SHEPHERD@KY.GOV
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