977
FNUS73 KJKL 261944
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUG FORK LAKE UNIT...KDFWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
344 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE DRY AND SUNNY UNDER LIGHT
WINDS FOR THE SPOT LOCATION. RH'S WILL BE CRITICAL OVER THE
WEEKEND. SATURDAY FEATURES RH'S RANGING 15-20% WITH SUNDAY RH'S
10-15%. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY TRANSITION TO
SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR SUNDAY.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............20 DECREASING TO 9.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (17400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
(53500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING..
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 88 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 12 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 35 34 36 39 41 44 46 49 50 51 52
DEWPOINT........21 19 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 7
RH..............56 52 47 42 35 31 28 25 21 19 17 16
APARNT TMP (F)..31 32 31 33 36 38 41 44 47 48 51 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.6 1.6 2.4 3.6 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 14 15 16 16 15 13 12 9 8
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 26 27 42 66 84 88 84 72 65 51 43
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 17 18 29 47 62 66 63 54 49 38 32
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR FR PR PR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............9 INCREASING TO 14 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (10700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING (1400 EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 TO 29.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 12 17 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 48 47 44 42 40 39 37 36 36 35 34
DEWPOINT........8 11 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15
RH..............18 22 25 30 34 37 39 42 44 44 43 45
APARNT TMP (F)..49 48 47 44 42 40 39 37 36 36 32 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............29 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 11 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............13.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...32.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16
TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (86400
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 121 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 47 59 58 58 57 55 52 50 49 48 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 37 38 42 47 52 56 60 64 65 67 68
DEWPOINT........15 15 14 13 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14
RH..............43 40 37 30 24 20 18 15 14 14 13 12
APARNT TMP (F)..32 34 36 39 45 52 56 60 64 65 67 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.7 2.5 3.8 4.8 5.4 5.9 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 10 10 11 19 28 30 40 90 106 121 112
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 4 6 12 19 30 50 67 81 94 86
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...GINNICK
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER VICKERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608045.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HUNTER.VICKERS@KY.GOV
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