156  
FNUS73 KJKL 131015  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEWTIE KING...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
515 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EST ON FEBRUARY 13.  
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 WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER IN THE  
FORECAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TODAY WILL FEATURE TEMPERATURES  
CLIMBING TO AROUND 55 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING TO  
AROUND 28 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE DAY.  
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY EXCEPT TEMPERATURES  
WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER REACHING THE 60S AND INCREASING MOISTURE  
BRINGS MINIMUM RHS TO THE LOWER 30S. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN  
LIGHT BUT RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER AND OUT OF THE SOUTH.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............23.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 2 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2  
MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................4 TO 18.  
 
TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............28 30 37 42 46 51 52 54 55 55 53  
DEWPOINT........22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 25  
RH..............78 75 59 50 43 36 35 31 30 30 33  
APARNT TMP (F)..28 30 37 42 45 51 52 54 55 55 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 8 6 5 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............4 6 11 17 18 18 17 17 11 11 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 3 7 12 12 13 12 12 8 8 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............26.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...29.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND  
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
VENT RATE...........POOR.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................2 TO 3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 6 8 11 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 45 42 40 38 37 35 33 33 32 32 32  
DEWPOINT........25 26 26 26 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26  
RH..............39 47 53 57 64 64 69 75 75 78 78 78  
APARNT TMP (F)..49 45 42 40 38 37 35 33 33 29 29 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
ADI.............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............28 INCREASING TO 32 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...29.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 TO 44.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 31 28 26 23 31 38 46 54 61 69 77  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 32 34 40 46 52 56 58 60 60 59 57  
DEWPOINT........26 26 27 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 33 33  
RH..............78 78 75 64 53 43 37 36 33 35 37 40  
APARNT TMP (F)..29 29 31 38 45 52 56 58 60 60 59 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 2.5 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 12  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1  
ADI.............6 6 7 8 10 19 29 42 26 40 44 31  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 4 6 13 20 30 29 29 31 23  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...VORST  
REQUESTED BY...G.SHREFFLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602579.0/JKL  
.DELDT 02/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARY_SHREFFLER@NPS.GOV  
 
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