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FNUS73 KJKL 071100
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONGBOTTOMS 3/4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
700 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
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 LONGBOTTOMS 3/4
PROJECT AREA TODAY, USHERING IN A COLDER AND DRIER AIR ON NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS. HUMIDITY SHOULD BOTTOM OUT BELOW THE 25
PERCENT MARK LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT IS
ONLY FORECAST TO BE MODERATE, AROUND 60 PERCENT, THOUGH IT WILL BE
LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAINAGES WHERE SOME FROST
MAY FORM AND LOWS MAY BE NEARER TO THE FREEZING MARK. THE HIGH
WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS FOR WEDNESDAY WITH MODERATING
TEMPERATURES, THOUGH DEWPOINTS AND HUMIDITY WILL BE MUCH SLOWER TO
MODERATE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 23 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............25 TO 33.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (40200
KNOT-FT) TO FAIR (48500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................5 EARLY, INCREASING 54 TO 64 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 2 3 7 5 5 7 8 7 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 45 48 52 54 56 59 60 60 60
DEWPOINT........31 33 32 31 30 28 27 26 25 25
RH..............67 62 54 44 40 34 29 27 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 13 15 16 16 16 16 15 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 2.5 3.2 3.7 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 8 10 13 13 13 12 12 10 9
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 11 32 50 56 64 62 62 60 54
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 7 22 35 40 47 46 49 46 41
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-73 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............22 TO 27.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 2 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO EAST TO 5 TO 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (33000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................45 EARLY, DECREASING TO 2 TO 4.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........12 12 7 5 3 5 8 3 8 6 7 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 59 54 51 49 46 44 43 41 38 38 37
DEWPOINT........24 26 27 26 26 24 24 22 22 22 22 22
RH..............25 28 35 37 40 42 45 43 46 52 52 54
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 10 12 10 9 9 8 7 7
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 2.3 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............45 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..33 18 11 9 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....MG PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 23 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 25 INCREASING TO AROUND 34.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR
(17900 KNOT-FT) TO POOR (27900
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1 TO 3.
ADI.................2 EARLY, INCREASING TO 26 TO 36 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 18 17 18 20 21 25 29 32 37 43 48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 36 37 44 50 57 62 66 69 70 71 71
DEWPOINT........23 23 24 27 29 31 32 33 33 33 33 34
RH..............56 59 59 51 44 37 32 29 26 25 25 26
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE S S S S S SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE S S SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 5 5 6 16 20 26 27 32 33 35 36
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 3 11 14 18 20 25 26 27 28
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
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