720
FNUS73 KJKL 271540
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA...KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1140 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE NATION
WILL BEGIN TO HAVE MORE INFLUENCE ON OUR LOCAL WEATHER ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY BY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY. THE AIR
CARRIED IN ON THESE WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN A MODEST INCREASE IN
DEW POINTS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
CAN'T BE RULED OUT, MAINLY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE PROBABILITY
IS LOW.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT), EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............40 INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO
24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(126000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 110 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........32 11 14 21 34
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20
TEMP............53 64 71 76 77
DEWPOINT........39 42 46 48 47
RH..............59 45 41 37 35
APARNT TMP (F)..53 64 73 77 79
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 6 SW 10 SW 12 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 17 20 21 21
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 5 SW 7 SW 12 SW 13 SW 12
MIX HGT (FT)....100 1200 3000 5500 6000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 SW 14 SW 20 SW 23 SW 24
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1
ADI.............6 21 62 99 108
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 14 50 109 126
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR VYGD VYGD
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............46.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (70000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (600
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................95 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 57 75 74 72 71 72 73 74 76 79 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 74 72 70 67 65 64 63 62 62 61 61
DEWPOINT........46 46 48 48 47 47 46 45 45 45 46 46
RH..............34 37 42 45 49 52 52 52 54 54 58 58
APARNT TMP (F)..78 75 72 70 67 65 64 63 62 62 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 7 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 13 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
ADI.............95 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..70 27 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............47 INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO
28 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(115500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 158 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 80 80 78 76 74 72 71 69 70 71 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............61 61 60 62 63 65 67 70 72 73 75 76
DEWPOINT........46 46 46 48 49 51 51 51 51 51 51 51
RH..............58 58 60 60 60 60 56 51 48 46 43 42
APARNT TMP (F)..61 61 60 63 66 69 71 73 75 76 76 77
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 8 9 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 16 17 18 20 20 20 21 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 9 10 12 12 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.2 3.5 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 14 18 22 24 28 26 25 24
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 7 7 10 14 22 58 84 112 111 109 158
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 3 8 14 42 74 116 119 121 123
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD
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