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FNUS73 KJKL 271050 AAC
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUG FORK LAKE UNIT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
650 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
TODAY, WITH MOSTLY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
WHILE WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE, MOST LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY SOUTH,
WILL FAIL TO SEE EVEN A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN FROM THIS FRONT.
TEMPERATURES SETTLE INTO THE 40S BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BEFORE
SUNSET WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY BY DAWN SATURDAY.
AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF COOLER WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT,
ANOTHER WARMING TREND BEGINS SUNDAY. EXPECT LOW RH ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE BURN SITE, BUT LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............19 DECREASING TO 11.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...29.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (31100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (42900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY INCREASING TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 16 7 7 17 21 16 10 3 3 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 33 34 36 38 41 43 46 48 49 51 52
DEWPOINT........21 20 20 19 19 20 20 18 16 13 11 11
RH..............56 58 56 50 46 42 39 32 27 23 20 19
APARNT TMP (F)..31 29 30 32 36 38 39 43 45 47 51 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 6 5
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............6 56 60 59 58 53 47 42 37 31 26 23
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 40 43 42 42 39 35 31 27 23 19 17
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............14 INCREASING TO 18 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (300
KNOT-FT) IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................1 TO 18.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 7 11 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 47 42 37 37 37 35 35 33 34 34 34
DEWPOINT........12 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19
RH..............20 26 34 44 46 46 49 49 53 51 54 54
APARNT TMP (F)..51 47 42 37 37 37 35 35 33 34 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.8 2.3 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............18 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 9 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............20.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO
8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (62500
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 98 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........30 42 52 56 57 56 55 52 50 48 46 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 34 36 41 47 53 58 62 64 67 68 68
DEWPOINT........19 19 19 20 20 21 21 20 20 20 20 21
RH..............54 54 50 42 34 28 23 20 18 16 16 17
APARNT TMP (F)..31 31 33 38 45 53 58 62 64 67 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 3.3 3.9 4.1 4.5 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 10 13 15 17 18 18 18 17
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 6 7 9 17 26 30 43 86 93 98 95
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 4 11 17 28 49 63 68 73 71
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER VICKERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608045.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/27/26
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