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FNUS73 KJKL 230244
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBE WOODS...KY-DBF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1044 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 EDT ON APRIL 22.
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 REMAIN IN CONTROL THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT, THEN GET SHUNTED EAST AS A DISTURBANCE ALOFT AND SURFACE
COLD FRONT BEGIN TO MOVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING LOW CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MID-AFTERNOON FRIDAY ONWARD.
MEANWHILE, A DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE AND WILL
CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, SO EXPECT CONTINUED LOW
HUMIDITY IN THE 22 TO 26 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY UNDER LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FRIDAY BEGIN TO RISE AS
MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............45.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...57.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 1 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................3.
TIME (EDT) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 3 2 3 3 3 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 55 52 50 47 46 44
DEWPOINT........46 45 45 46 46 45 44
RH..............67 69 77 86 96 96 100
APARNT TMP (F)..57 55 52 50 47 46 44
20 FT WIND DIR..W N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 6
LVORI...........3 3 4 6 8 8 9
ADI.............3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 2 2 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............45 INCREASING TO 46 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (45000
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO GOOD (76800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (102400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (95600
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 150 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 4 2 3 3 7 4 3 3 13 21 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 44 47 54 64 71 75 78 81 82 82 82
DEWPOINT........43 44 47 48 48 48 46 45 45 45 45 44
RH..............100 100 100 80 56 44 36 31 28 27 27 26
APARNT TMP (F)..43 44 47 54 64 71 75 78 80 80 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 6 7 9 10 12 12 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S SW W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 4.5 5.9 7.3 8.0 8.5 9.1 9.4 8.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 8 12 15 17 16 14 14 14 13
LVORI...........9 9 9 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 4 4 17 69 112 148 150 136 140 145 127
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 12 45 77 109 112 102 109 112 96
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD GD
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46 INCREASING TO 48 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 45 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 1
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO
6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (92700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (900
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................125 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........27 26 28 32 17 21 18 20 22 24 26 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 77 71 67 62 58 56 54 50 48 47 46
DEWPOINT........45 48 50 49 50 49 50 50 49 47 46 45
RH..............29 36 47 52 65 72 80 86 96 96 96 96
APARNT TMP (F)..79 77 71 67 62 58 56 54 50 48 47 46
20 FT WIND DIR..W W N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.4 4.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 6 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 8 8 8 8
ADI.............125 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..93 36 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46 INCREASING TO 51 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 1 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 21
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (15000
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO GOOD (56800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN
THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115200
KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (134300
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (116500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (101200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 184 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 23 21 19 16 14 17 21 24 31 38 45
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20
TEMP............45 46 49 56 64 72 77 79 81 79 81 82
DEWPOINT........45 45 48 50 51 52 52 52 52 52 53 53
RH..............100 96 96 80 63 49 42 39 37 39 38 37
APARNT TMP (F)..45 46 49 56 64 72 77 79 80 79 80 81
20 FT WIND DIR..N N S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 14 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 4.4 5.7 6.4 7.7 8.4 7.9 6.9 6.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 10 15 20 21 21 20 20 20 18
LVORI...........9 7 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 5 6 22 83 135 157 180 184 176 155 137
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 15 57 97 115 140 143 134 117 101
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD
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