906
FNUS73 KJKL 210105
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BOTTOM...KY-DBF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
905 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 EDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IS PASSING NORTH OF THE
AREA TONIGHT, KEEPING CLEAR SKIES AND WINDS LIGHT ACROSS THE
WILDFIRE AREA THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY WITH MARGINAL MOISTURE
RECOVERY. IT WILL ALSO MEAN FROST FORMATION IN MOST VALLEYS BY
DAWN. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN WARM THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK, BUT DRY AIR WILL LINGER LONGER, WITH THE FIRE LOCATION
EXPERIENCING VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AREA-WIDE AGAIN UNTIL THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............29.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...54.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY THEN LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
6 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 TO 4.
TIME (EDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 51 47 46 44 42 41 40 40
DEWPOINT........31 30 29 29 29 28 28 30 31
RH..............41 44 49 51 55 57 59 67 70
APARNT TMP (F)..54 51 47 46 44 42 41 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............31 INCREASING TO 39.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 6 TO
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(117100 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 EARLY INCREASING TO 150 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 8 5 5 7 6 12 18 24 25 26 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 40 43 51 60 66 71 74 77 78 79 79
DEWPOINT........31 31 32 36 36 38 40 41 40 39 38 37
RH..............70 70 65 56 41 36 32 30 26 25 23 22
APARNT TMP (F)..40 40 43 51 60 66 71 74 77 78 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 7 7 8 9 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 10 12 12 13 13 15 16 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.6 3.0 4.8 6.3 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 7 7 9 12 14 15 15 16 18 20
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 9 7 8 19 45 77 104 111 125 143 150
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 3 6 13 30 58 82 90 102 117 123
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............37.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (108000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(6600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................137 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........31 34 37 30 24 17 15 13 11 11 11 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 76 72 69 65 64 63 60 58 57 56 55
DEWPOINT........37 37 37 36 37 38 38 38 38 37 37 37
RH..............23 24 28 30 35 38 39 44 47 47 49 51
APARNT TMP (F)..78 76 72 69 65 64 63 60 58 57 56 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 13 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.4 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............137 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..108 15 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....VGD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39 INCREASING TO 45 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(137100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 EARLY INCREASING TO 174 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 10 9 7 6 4 6 7 9 10 11 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............54 54 56 60 66 72 75 77 78 79 79 78
DEWPOINT........38 40 43 45 46 47 47 46 45 45 45 45
RH..............54 59 62 58 48 41 37 33 31 30 30 31
APARNT TMP (F)..54 54 56 60 66 72 75 77 78 79 79 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 17 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 3.1 3.9 4.7 6.4 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 13 15 17 20 21 22 22 22 20
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 10 10 24 60 86 108 145 168 170 174 157
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 6 16 40 59 81 115 137 140 144 131
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...FLAVIA IC-T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611026.0/JKL
.DELDT 04/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYKIC@FIRENET.GOV
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