671
FNUS73 KJKL 171000
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOODIN RIDGE RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
600 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 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
AN EXITING FRONT WILL TAKE THE LAST OF THE LIGHT
RAIN AND DRIZZLE ALONG WITH IT THIS MORNING. DRIER AIR WILL THEN
BE USHERED INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION. THIS BENIGN PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND RESULT IN A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE
FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON FOR MANY PLACES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. SEVERAL VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE A FROST
ON SUNDAY NIGHT. MAINLY RAIN FREE WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM THE
END OF THE WEEKEND AND WELL INTO THE NEW WEEK. BURNING CONDITIONS
SHOULD BE OPTIMIZED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY GIVEN THESE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...64.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (10300 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................16 TO 32.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 2 3 5 4 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............45 50 55 59 62 63 64 64
DEWPOINT........34 34 35 34 33 33 31 32
RH..............65 54 47 39 33 32 29 30
APARNT TMP (F)..43 48 55 59 62 63 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 10 9 9 9 9
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............16 24 28 32 30 31 32 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 16 19 22 21 21 23 23
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...62.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (100
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 22.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........3 0 2 4 4 6
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............62 53 49 45 43 41
DEWPOINT........33 35 34 35 35 33
RH..............33 50 56 68 73 73
APARNT TMP (F)..62 53 48 45 43 41
20 FT WIND......E 5 NE 5 E 3 E 1 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 6 2 2
RIDGETOP WIND...E 6 NE 6 E 5 E 2 E 1 E 1
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 100 100 100 100 BLW100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 5 NE 3
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............22 3 3 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 1 1 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............34 INCREASING TO 36 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...37.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 1 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(31300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 EARLY INCREASING TO 45 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV..... ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST
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............38 37 38 42 48 54 59 63 66 68 68 67
DEWPOINT........32 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 36 36 35 35
RH..............79 82 82 73 60 50 42 38 33 31 29 30
APARNT TMP (F)..38 37 38 42 48 54 59 63 66 68 68 67
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 8 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 12
LVORI...........4 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 3 3 4 4 6 14 30 42 45 44 40
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 1 3 4 9 21 30 31 31 28
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/17/26
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