623  
FNUS73 KJKL 061022  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LSF SCC STEELE CEMETERY UNIT...KDF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
522 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON MARCH 06.  
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 BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT  
THE DAY WILL ALLOW FOR DRY WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO  
TO AROUND 81 DEGREES. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ADVECT MOISTURE INTO  
THE REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THEREBY KEEPING  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ELEVATED AROUND 44 PERCENT. LIGHT  
SURFACE WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM 5 TO 8  
MPH. RIDGETOP AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE OUT OF THE  
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH RIDGETOP WINDS STAYING  
UNDER 10 MPH BUT TRANSPORT WINDS BEING HIGHER AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH  
BY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH INCREASING WINDS, VENT RATE WILL INCREASE  
FROM POOR TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15  
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........54 58 54 49 45 40 34 29 28 28 27 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............57 57 59 64 70 75 77 80 80 81 81 80  
RH..............90 90 90 78 68 58 54 49 47 46 46 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 13 15 16 16 17 18 18 17 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 3.0 4.7 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.8 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 12 13 15 17 20 18 18 18 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 6 10 15 39 71 109 100 97 94 53  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR GD VGD GD GD GD FR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (25600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (4600  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........17 12 19 26 33 30 27 24 26 29 31 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............76 73 71 69 68 67 67 67 65 65 64 64  
RH..............54 59 66 70 73 75 75 75 81 81 87 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 12 14 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..26 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24  
TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........POOR.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 35 39 43 47 51 56 60 65 75 87 83  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 80 90 80  
TEMP............64 63 66 70 72 75 78 79 78 75 71 68  
RH..............87 90 84 73 71 62 56 52 54 60 68 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 24 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.2 1.7 2.3 3.2 4.0 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 16 20 24 25 26 29 29 29 29 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 16 29 48 70 93 123 117 111 104 71  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...VORST  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604893.1/JKL  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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