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FNUS73 KJKL 212302
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPICE LICK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
702 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 EDT ON APRIL 21.
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 IS OVER THE AREA BUT WITH A
COLD FRONT DIVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA, STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THOSE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH FOR THE OVERNIGHT. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD
AS MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE
UPPER-50S. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PICK BACK UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
NORTHERN KENTUCKY. AS THE FRONT PASSES, THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST TOWARD THE MID-TO-LATE MORNING. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH DEEP
DRY AIR IN PLACE, THE FRONT WILL NOT BRING ANY WETTING RAIN TO
THE SPOT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 11.
TIME (EDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 35 31 27 23 23 22 22 19 17 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 69 66 63 61 59 59 57 56 55 55
DEWPOINT........38 38 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
RH..............29 32 37 41 46 49 49 53 55 57 57
APARNT TMP (F)..72 69 66 63 61 59 59 57 56 55 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 16 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
ADI.............11 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..26 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............42.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 26 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 191 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 20 23 25 27 29 27 25 24 26 29 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............54 54 55 60 65 70 72 75 77 77 78 78
DEWPOINT........40 40 40 42 43 44 43 43 42 41 41 41
RH..............59 59 57 51 45 39 35 32 29 28 27 27
APARNT TMP (F)..54 54 55 60 65 70 72 75 77 77 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 21 22 21 21 21 20 18 17
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 8 9 12 12 12 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 3.2 4.1 5.5 6.4 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 16 22 25 26 26 25 24 23 22
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 10 11 28 86 123 164 186 191 179 172 166
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 19 60 90 126 148 154 146 142 134
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR GD GD VGD VGD EXL VGD VGD VGD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............44.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
VENT RATE...........POOR.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................115 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 26 23 17 11 6 6 6 7 6 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 75 71 67 64 62 60 59 57 56 55 54
DEWPOINT........42 43 42 42 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46
RH..............29 32 35 40 48 52 55 60 64 66 72 74
APARNT TMP (F)..77 75 71 67 64 62 60 59 57 56 55 54
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 13 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............115 6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..86 22 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............47 DECREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 105 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 4 3 3 4 4 8 13 17 16 14 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 53 55 61 68 74 78 79 81 81 82 82
DEWPOINT........46 46 46 47 48 49 48 46 45 45 44 44
RH..............77 77 72 60 49 41 35 31 28 28 26 26
APARNT TMP (F)..53 53 55 61 68 74 78 79 80 80 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.9 5.1 5.9 7.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 6 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
LVORI...........4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 3 3 10 39 66 75 89 93 101 105 105
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 7 27 46 53 68 67 75 74 74
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...VORST
REQUESTED BY...KY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611248.0/JKL
.DELDT 04/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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