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FNUS73 KJKL 272135
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA...KENTUCKY DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
535 PM 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 UP TO 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 CAN'T BE RULED OUT,
MAINLY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE PROBABILITY IS LOW.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39 INCREASING TO 49.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (129400
KNOT-FT) BY MID-AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO EXCELLENT
(121600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 114 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........40 27 21 23 44
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20
TEMP............49 60 72 78 79
DEWPOINT........38 44 46 49 49
RH..............66 55 39 36 35
APARNT TMP (F)..48 60 72 78 79
20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 7 SW 10 SW 12 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.6 17 20 21 22
RIDGETOP WIND...S 5 SW 8 SW 12 SW 13 SW 12
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1500 2900 6200 5900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 16 SW 22 SW 25 SW 25
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1
ADI.............11 31 69 114 112
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 20 55 136 129
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR VYGD VYGD
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............47.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (80800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1900
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................82 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 65 70 71 71 72 74 75 77 77 76 76
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............78 75 70 68 65 63 61 61 61 61 60 59
DEWPOINT........48 48 49 49 48 47 46 46 45 45 45 45
RH..............35 38 47 51 54 56 58 58 56 56 58 60
APARNT TMP (F)..78 75 70 68 65 63 61 61 61 61 60 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 15 12 8 7 7 8 10 12 12 13 13
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
ADI.............82 17 8 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 8 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..81 25 6 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5
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........35 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............45 INCREASING TO AROUND 49 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...76.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 23
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109900
KNOT-FT), THEN DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (99800
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 110 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 86 83 80 78 75 71 67 63 63 64 64
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............57 56 56 59 63 67 70 72 74 76 76 76
DEWPOINT........45 45 45 47 50 51 50 50 49 49 48 48
RH..............64 66 66 64 62 56 49 46 41 39 37 37
APARNT TMP (F)..57 56 56 59 63 67 70 72 74 76 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 13 17 18 20 21 21 21 21 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.6 2.5 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 15 18 21 24 26 26 25 23
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............8 9 9 14 23 32 45 68 110 81 78 70
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 4 8 17 26 45 88 115 115 110 100
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD GD
FORECASTER...GEERTSON
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508205.1/JKL
.DELDT 03/27/25
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