886  
FNUS73 KJKL 070335 AAA  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STEELE HOLLOW STONEWALL...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1035 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION.  
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF A  
LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 30 MPH  
AHEAD OF THE THE RAIN ONSET. THE WINDS COULD BE LOCALLY STRONGER  
AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL THEN TAPER OFF ON  
SUNDAY AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT SLOWLY CLEARS THE REGION.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............60.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 21  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........GOOD (83400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(163900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............1.  
ADI.................56 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 118 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........40 47 54 61 68 76 89 91  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC LKY DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20 40 60 90 80  
TEMP............73 76 78 79 79 78 74 72  
DEWPOINT........62 62 61 61 61 60 60 59  
RH..............68 62 56 54 54 54 62 64  
APARNT TMP (F)..73 76 78 79 79 78 74 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 12 10 12 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 28 28 29 29 29 29 24  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 13 12 13 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 4.2 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.0 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 31 31 32 30 28 25 21  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............98 118 95 105 96 87 77 56  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 113 135 164 145 127 110 69  
VENTRATE CAT....GD VGD VGD EXL VGD VGD VGD GD  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............58.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
21 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........FAIR (41000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (12300  
KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................6 TO 23.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........92 90 85 81 77 84 90 97 97 97 97 94  
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 50 50 50 30 30 30 40 50 50 70 50  
TEMP............69 66 66 63 63 63 62 62 62 61 60 58  
DEWPOINT........59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 58 57  
RH..............70 78 78 87 87 87 90 90 90 90 93 96  
APARNT TMP (F)..69 66 66 63 63 63 62 62 62 61 60 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 15 15 14 14 16 14 15 15 15 15 14  
LVORI...........3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6  
ADI.............23 10 10 9 9 11 9 10 10 7 7 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..41 23 22 20 20 24 21 24 12 17 21 19  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............53 DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (12800 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................15 TO 28.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 89 91 90 90 87 85 82 76 69 63 51  
WEATHER COV.....CHC 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 (%).50 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............57 56 56 57 58 59 60 62 64 66 66 64  
DEWPOINT........55 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 51 51 50  
RH..............93 93 90 86 83 78 75 70 65 58 58 60  
APARNT TMP (F)..57 56 56 57 58 59 60 62 64 66 66 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.3 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6  
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
ADI.............25 22 22 20 20 19 21 15 24 25 28 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 15 15 13 13 13 15 14 16 18 20 13  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...GREIF  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604861.1/JKL  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DWAYNE.ANDERSON@KY.GOV,SAMANTHA.ROSE@KY.GOV,TAYLOR.YORK@KY.GOV,CALEB.HARDYMON@KY.GOV,SCOTT.SHEPHERD@KY.GOV  
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