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FNUS73 KJKL 102203
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR KYS - STAR GAP...USFS - DBNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
603 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 EDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
COMPLEXES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
AFFECT THE FIRE AREA AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEK. HOWEVER, FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING OF THE COMPLEXES IS LOW. THE FIRST ROUND
OF STORMS COULD IMPACT THE FIRE AREA AS EARLY AS TONIGHT,
BUT AT FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME IT WAS SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORED TO MISS
THE FIRE AREA AND REMAIN FURTHER NORTHEAST. ADDITIONAL COMPLEXES OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. ANY DIRECT IMPACTS BY
THESE CLUSTERS OF STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BRING STRONG AND ERRATIC
WINDS FOLLOWED BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............71.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...96.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........FAIR (38000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (300
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................53 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 (%).........13 18 22 23 23 24 33 43 52 55 57 60
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RNF RNF
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 40 30 20 20
TEMP............88 87 82 80 78 77 76 75 73 73 72 72
DEWPOINT........73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70
RH..............61 63 74 77 82 85 85 87 93 93 93 93
APARNT TMP (F)..96 94 87 84 78 77 76 75 73 73 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 6 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 12 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 9 7 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 2.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
ADI.............53 14 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..38 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............71.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...96.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (40400
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 63 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........58 56 69 69 54 45
WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 20 30
TEMP............72 72 78 83 87 88
DEWPOINT........70 70 72 73 73 73
RH..............93 93 82 72 63 61
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 78 89 94 96
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 W 7 W 6 W 6 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 16 14 9 16
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 5 SW 5 W 8 W 7 W 7 SW 9
MIX HGT (FT)....100 400 1500 2500 2800 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 SW 6 W 10 W 10 W 9 W 14
LVORI...........6 6 3 3 1 1
ADI.............2 6 20 33 33 63
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 2 13 23 22 45
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...94.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (37100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(300 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................43 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........51 78 85 86
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 50 50
TEMP............86 78 75 72
DEWPOINT........74 72 71 70
RH..............68 82 87 93
APARNT TMP (F)..94 78 75 72
20 FT WIND......SW 8G16 SW 3G7 SW 3G7 SW 2G6
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 9 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 100 100 100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 5 W 6 SW 6
LVORI...........1 5 6 6
ADI.............43 2 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............72 INCREASING TO 74 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...94.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(30700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO FAIR (40600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 57 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 88 66 64 62 59 57 55 52 52 52 51
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 40 40 40 30 30 30 40 40 40 40
TEMP............70 70 70 71 74 77 80 82 83 85 86 86
DEWPOINT........70 70 70 71 73 73 74 75 75 75 74 74
RH..............100 100 100 100 97 87 82 79 77 72 68 68
APARNT TMP (F)..70 70 70 71 74 77 84 89 90 94 94 94
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.2 3.0 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 13
LVORI...........9 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............3 6 7 11 20 33 39 44 47 57 52 46
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 2 7 13 22 27 36 41 39 35 31
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...GARY CLARKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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