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FNUS73 KJKL 301748
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK UNIT 4 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
148 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE MORNING UPDATED WERE
NOTED. RETURN FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
LOWER PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS IS RESULTING IN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
MOISTURE. HUMIDITIES HAVE MODERATED TODAY INTO THE 60 PERCENT
RANGE AND THIS INCREASE IN HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. PASSING DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT
WITH THE INCREASED MOISTURE FOR AN UPWARD TREND IN CLOUD COVER
THROUGH TUESDAY. ALSO THESE DISTURBANCES MAY LEAD TO AN ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWER OR SPRINKLES AT TIMES TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY.
CHANCES FOR MEANINGFUL RAIN ARRIVE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL ZONE APPROACHES THE OHIO VALLEY
BEFORE POTENTIALLY CROSSING THE AREA TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............52.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...62.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 TO 5.
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 15 14 20 25 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 61 61 60 60 60
DEWPOINT........52 53 53 53 52 53
RH..............70 75 75 78 75 78
APARNT TMP (F)..62 61 61 60 60 60
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 16 16 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 7 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 10 10
LVORI...........3 3 3 4 4 4
ADI.............4 5 5 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 3 3 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............54.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 22
TO 29 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(126300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 122 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49 56 59 56 46 48 45 47 43 41 41 37
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
TEMP............59 60 61 62 66 70 73 75 78 78 79 80
DEWPOINT........53 54 54 55 55 56 56 56 55 55 54 53
RH..............80 81 78 78 68 61 55 52 45 45 42 39
APARNT TMP (F)..59 60 61 62 66 70 73 75 78 78 79 80
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 20 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 23
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 10 12 12 10 10 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.6 2.4 3.5 4.5 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 15 18 22 25 28 29 29 28 24
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 12 10 18 39 61 87 109 122 119 112 98
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 12 27 45 77 108 132 126 117 100
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD GD
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............54.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
21 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (61700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2100
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................86 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........38 41 45 41 38 37 37 40 44 50 58 65
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............78 78 74 62 61 59 59 59 58 58 57 57
DEWPOINT........53 53 54 55 55 56 56 56 56 56 56 56
RH..............42 42 50 78 81 90 90 90 93 93 96 96
APARNT TMP (F)..78 78 74 62 61 59 59 59 58 58 57 57
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 14 10 9 10 12 12 10 9 9 8 8
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 8 8
ADI.............86 10 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..62 18 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............58.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15
TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (76100
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 53 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 78 80 78 73 67 62 56 70 70 70 70
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 70 70 70 70
TEMP............58 57 58 61 66 71 74 76 78 79 80 79
DEWPOINT........57 57 58 59 59 59 59 58 58 58 57 57
RH..............96 100 100 93 78 66 59 54 50 49 45 47
APARNT TMP (F)..58 57 58 61 66 71 74 76 78 79 80 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.9 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 12 16 20 20 17 15 15 16 16
LVORI...........8 9 9 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 5 5 17 38 53 53 49 45 47 51 52
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 12 40 64 66 66 61 66 76 80
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD
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