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FNUS73 KJKL 091010 AAA
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA BOLTHOUSE UNIT 1 & 2...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
610 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR ONE MORE DAY OF DRY AND WARM WEATHER WITH
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND VERY LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT THE
BURN LOCATION. THEN, RAINY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED
FOR THE BURN SITE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE REMNANTS OF ISAIAS MOVE
THROUGH KENTUCKY. UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS WITH REGARDS TO
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND SPEEDS/GUSTS AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES, BUT
A SOAKING RAIN IS EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............44 DECREASING TO 41 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
(43100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 EARLY INCREASING TO 64 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 40 38 51 62 68 70 70 74 75 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 50 56 64 71 75 79 81 82 82 81
DEWPOINT........44 42 44 45 46 45 44 43 41 42 41
RH..............83 74 64 50 41 34 29 26 23 24 24
APARNT TMP (F)..49 50 56 64 71 75 79 80 80 80 79
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 2 2 5 5 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 5 6 7 9 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 2 3 3 3 6 6 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.3 4.2 3.9 3.2 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 3 5 6 8 10 13 13 12 10
LVORI...........5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 2 3 3 6 17 45 64 60 46 37
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 1 2 3 11 32 47 43 33 26
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............44.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 TO 24.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 81 79 77 84 84 89 88 95 95 95 95
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 75 70 67 64 63 62 61 59 59 60 59
DEWPOINT........42 45 46 46 46 46 46 45 45 45 44 44
RH..............28 34 42 47 52 54 56 56 60 60 55 57
APARNT TMP (F)..78 75 70 67 64 63 62 61 59 59 60 59
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 10 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............24 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............44 INCREASING TO 56.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 TO 16.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 91 87 82 87 85 87 86 83 83 79 64
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF CHC LKY DEF DEF CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 50 70 80 50 70 80 80 30
TEMP............58 58 58 59 61 63 65 65 66 68 69 67
DEWPOINT........43 43 44 46 50 54 55 56 57 57 57 57
RH..............57 57 59 62 67 72 70 73 73 68 66 70
APARNT TMP (F)..58 58 58 59 61 63 65 65 66 68 69 67
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 10 12 13 13 13 15 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 17 18 20 23 26 28 30 30 30
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 8 8 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 9 10 13 14 15 15 14 13
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............4 5 6 7 10 11 13 15 16 16 15 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 2 3 4 5 7 8 7 5 4
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 2623093.4/JKL
.DELDT 10/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DWAYNE.ANDERSON@KY.GOV,SCOTT.SHEPHERD@KY.GOV,SAMANTHA.ROSE@KY.GOV
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