263  
FNUS73 KJKL 221307  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODIN RIDGE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
907 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 EDT ON OCTOBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES THE SPOT AREA FROM THE  
NORTH AND NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE  
PREVAILING UNDER LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OTHERWISE. THE COLD  
FRONT WILL MAINLY SERVE TO REINFORCE THE DRY AIR MASS OVER THE  
REGION, AND WILL BRING A SUBTLE INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS  
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 3 3 4 4 7  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 46 45 43 42 41  
RH..............86 89 89 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E NE E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 8  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (19100  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
MARGINAL (31300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 5 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 3 2  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 39 38 43 51 56 63 66 69 70 70 70  
RH..............100 96 96 96 77 69 43 38 36 35 36 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 7 9 12 12 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 1 4 7 13 19 25 26 26 31 30  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........5 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 11  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............66 60 56 54 52 50 48 47 45 45 44 42  
RH..............43 53 64 69 74 83 93 96 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 9 8 8 7 6 3 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...CMC  
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624315.0/JKL  
.DELDT 10/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL XAVIER.SINGLETON@USDA.GOV  
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