009  
FNUS73 KJKL 180950 AAA  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODIN RIDGE RX...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
550 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRIER AIR AND HIGH PRESSURE HAVE MOVED INTO THE  
OHIO VALLEY THIS WEEKEND. THIS BENIGN PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN  
PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, AND RESULT IN A HIGH POTENTIAL  
FOR MORE FROST IN VALLEY LOCATIONS TONIGHT. RAIN FREE WEATHER IS  
EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE NEW WEEK WITH AFTERNOON MINIMAL HUMIDITY  
LEVELS NEAR 25 PERCENT EACH DAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............33 DECREASING TO 29 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (18000  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 TO 29.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 2 3 2 2 2 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 49 53 59 62 64 65 66  
DEWPOINT........35 35 33 31 30 29 28 30  
RH..............70 58 46 34 30 27 25 26  
APARNT TMP (F)..41 47 53 59 62 64 65 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.0 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............6 7 10 20 26 28 29 28  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 7 14 18 19 20 19  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............34 INCREASING TO 36 IN THE EVENING.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (300 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................2 TO 19.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........2 1 1 3 3 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 57 49 46 43 41  
DEWPOINT........32 34 36 37 37 36  
RH..............31 42 61 71 79 82  
APARNT TMP (F)..63 57 49 46 43 41  
20 FT WIND......E 3 NE 3 E 1 N 0 N 0 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 6 3 2 2  
RIDGETOP WIND...E 5 NE 5 E 2 E 1 N 1 N 1  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 100 100 100 BLW100 BLW100  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 NE 5 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 4 5  
ADI.............19 2 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 0 0 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG EARLY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............36 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE LATE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 36 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 1 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO  
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (18300  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................1 TO 35.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 5 4 3  
WEATHER COV..... ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... 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............39 39 38 42 49 55 60 64 67 69 70 70  
DEWPOINT........34 34 37 38 40 41 41 40 40 37 35 37  
RH..............82 82 96 86 71 59 49 41 37 31 27 30  
APARNT TMP (F)..39 39 38 42 49 55 60 64 67 69 70 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.1 1 1 2 2 2 5 6 8 8 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 7 8 9 9  
LVORI...........5 5 8 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1  
ADI.............1 3 2 2 2 3 7 17 26 31 34 35  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 1 1 2 5 12 18 22 24 25  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...GREIF  
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623903.0/JKL  
.DELDT 10/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL XAVIER.SINGLETON@USDA.GOV  
 
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