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FNUS73 KJKL 130927
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR HURRICANE BRANCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
527 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
AS A CLUSTER OF ELEVATED SHOWERS FALLING INTO A DRY LOW-LEVEL
ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCES OUTFLOW WINDS. MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED
RAIN WILL EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND, MAKING MEASURABLE
RAINFALL MINIMAL. THIS ELEVATED SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL EXTEND INTO
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING IN THE EARLY EVENING. WARMER AND
SLIGHTLY MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AS ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE GRAZES THE SPOT AREA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY, BUT IF THEY OCCUR ON THE SPOT AREA RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY TO BE MINIMAL. SOUTHWEST BREEZES WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH DAYS, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK HEATING PERIODS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............45.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
IN AND NEAR ANY SHOWERS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (26400
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
MARGINAL (31900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (51800
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD
(76800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO GOOD (62600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING
TO FAIR (48200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 115 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 69 69 68 72 79 82 87 82 78 70 69
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 30 30 40 40 30 40 40 20 20 20
TEMP............67 67 68 69 72 74 75 75 76 78 79 78
DEWPOINT........45 45 46 46 47 47 47 47 46 46 44 45
RH..............45 45 45 44 41 38 37 37 34 32 29 31
APARNT TMP (F)..67 67 68 69 72 74 75 75 76 78 79 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 21 22 23 22 21 20 18 18 17
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.3 3.1 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 14 16 16 20 20 23 22 20 18 16
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 8 16 39 47 74 74 109 115 104 86 71
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 10 26 32 52 52 79 85 77 63 48
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............44 INCREASING TO 47 AFTER 3 AM.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (34800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(5000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................52 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 34 34 30 27 23 27 31 35 41 47 53
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............79 75 73 68 65 62 61 61 59 58 57 55
DEWPOINT........44 42 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 47
RH..............29 31 35 42 48 54 56 56 60 64 69 74
APARNT TMP (F)..79 75 73 68 65 62 61 61 59 58 57 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10 9 10 12 10 10 12 12 12 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 9 9 10 12 12 10 13 13 13 13
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............52 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 10 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49 INCREASING TO 53 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (89500
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (96700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 127 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 62 48 51 50 49 50 50 51 45 38 32
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
TEMP............55 53 55 60 66 69 73 76 80 82 83 85
DEWPOINT........47 48 49 51 52 53 53 53 54 54 54 54
RH..............74 83 80 72 61 57 49 45 41 38 37 35
APARNT TMP (F)..55 53 55 60 66 69 73 76 80 81 82 83
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 7 10 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.7 3.7 4.5 5.1 5.7 6.0 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 16 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18
LVORI...........3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 12 12 29 49 68 93 104 77 119 124 127
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 9 20 33 46 63 77 82 92 97 90
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...CMC
REQUESTED BY...SANDOLVAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610067.1/JKL
.DELDT 04/13/26
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