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FNUS73 KJKL 231705
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE BRANCH...KY FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
105 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE NEXT A COUPLE OF DAYS WE'LL HAVE
TEMPERATURES MORE TYPICAL OF LATE MARCH WITH A VERY DRY NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY BREEZE. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DIP WELL
BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WIDESPREAD
READINGS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED. FORTUNATELY, WINDS
SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL THEN MAKE A SLOW
RECOVERY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STRONG COLD
FRONT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 TO 13.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 75 72 55 55 56 56 52 49 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 35 37 41 45 49 53 55 56 56
RH..............63 52 42 34 28 23 18 14 14 15
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 6 5 5 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 12 9 8 7 6 6 5 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............13 12 12 8 7 6 5 6 8 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 6 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 7
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 7.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........48 55 51 49 50 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............54 50 46 44 43 42
RH..............18 31 43 49 51 55
20 FT WIND......SE 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 10 13 13
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 3 E 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7
MIX HGT (FT)....2500 200 100 100 100 100
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 3 SE 5
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............7 1 1 2 2 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (13800
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 30.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........40 45 45 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10
TEMP............40 44 55 60
RH..............59 55 45 44
20 FT WIND......SE 6G13 SE 6G15 S 7G18 S 7G21
RIDGETOP WIND...SE 7 SE 7 S 8 S 8
MIX HGT (FT)....100 300 1100 1800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 5 S 9 S 13
LVORI...........3 3 2 2
ADI.............2 5 13 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 9 20
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...GUEST
REQUESTED BY...MARK PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607282.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/23/26
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.EMAIL MARK.PETERSON@KY.GOV
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