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FNUS73 KJKL 250936
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODIN RIDGE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
536 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA RAIN-FREE
THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. VALLEY FOG IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
NEARBY CUMBERLAND RIVER EACH NIGHT, WITH PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE AT
THE BURN SITE AROUND DAWN EACH MORNING. THE FOG WILL SCATTER OUT
BY MID-MORNING AS DIURNAL MIXING OCCURS, GIVING WAY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES AND AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 30 AND
40 PERCENT. THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN HIGH-LEVEL,
CIRRUS-TYPE CLOUDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS WILL LEAD TO
POOR VENTILATION, EVEN DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING AND MIXING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............42 INCREASING TO 48 IN THE LATE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 45 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...72.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............9 EARLY, 2 LATE.
ADI.................3 TO 19.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 17 7 2 3 0 1 2 2 2 2 11
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 40 44 51 58 63 68 70 71 72 71
DEWPOINT........41 40 40 44 48 49 50 50 48 47 46 46
RH..............100 100 100 100 89 72 62 52 45 42 39 41
APARNT TMP (F)..41 40 40 44 51 58 63 68 70 71 72 71
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE S SW SW NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE S SW SW NE NE NE NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S SW N NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........9 8 9 9 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............3 7 6 6 4 7 9 15 18 19 19 19
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 2 5 6 10 13 14 14 13
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46 DECREASING TO 42 AFTER 3 AM.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...68.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2 EARLY, 9 LATE.
ADI.................1 TO 4.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........20 10 8 10 7 2 3 3 4 5 8 11
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 63 58 55 52 50 47 45 44 44 43 42
DEWPOINT........47 47 47 47 48 48 47 45 44 44 43 42
RH..............47 56 67 74 86 93 100 100 100 100 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..68 63 58 55 52 50 47 45 44 44 43 42
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
ADI.............4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............41 INCREASING TO 48 IN THE LATE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 45 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
BY MIDDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (14700
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............9 EARLY, 2 LATE.
ADI.................2 TO 22.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 23 20 20 17 16 11 23 17 49 54 52
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 40 40 43 51 59 64 69 72 73 73 73
DEWPOINT........41 40 40 43 48 50 50 49 48 47 46 46
RH..............100 100 100 100 89 72 60 49 42 40 38 38
APARNT TMP (F)..41 40 40 43 51 59 64 69 72 73 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N SW W NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N SE SE S SW W NW N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW W NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........9 9 9 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............2 4 4 3 3 4 12 18 21 22 17 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 1 1 2 3 8 13 15 16 16 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...MARCUS
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624470.0/JKL
.DELDT 10/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL XAVIER.SINGLETON@USDA.GOV
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