802  
FNUS73 KJKL 221010 AAA  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FERN BLUFF RX...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
610 AM EDT WED OCT 22 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..BREEZY AND DRY TODAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
A SECONDARY WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA  
WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN GUSTS INTO THE AFTERNOON WHILE  
BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER AND DRIER AIR. EXPECT WINDS  
FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25  
MPH, AT TIMES. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL INTO THE  
WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH SOME PATCHY FROST CANNOT BE RULED OUT EARLY THIS  
MORNING, FROST IS MORE PROBABLE IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT AND  
ESPECIALLY FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL NOT  
ARRIVE UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............35.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 24 TO  
32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(131100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................7 EARLY INCREASING TO 129 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 4 3 6 5 5 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 44 44 48 51 53 55 56 57 58 57  
DEWPOINT........33 34 37 37 37 36 35 35 34 34 34  
RH..............62 68 76 65 59 52 47 45 42 40 42  
APARNT TMP (F)..41 40 39 43 51 53 55 56 57 58 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 9 10 10 13 13 15 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 16 17 20 20 21 22 23 24 22  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..8 8 10 12 12 14 14 15 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 1.3 3.7 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 15 24 31 32 30 28 29 29 28  
LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............7 8 26 87 127 129 119 80 82 84 108  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 18 77 131 131 118 107 110 112 107  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY  
FROST POSSIBLE LATE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............33.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VENT RATE...........GOOD (64900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (600  
KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................75 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........2 2 3 2 3 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 52 48 45 43 41  
DEWPOINT........33 35 34 33 33 32  
RH..............40 52 58 62 67 70  
APARNT TMP (F)..57 52 45 42 39 38  
20 FT WIND......W 12 W 8 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 14 13 10 8 8  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 13 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 7 W 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 200 200 100 100 100  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 22 W 9 W 7 W 8 W 8 W 7  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............75 6 3 4 4 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..65 2 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............32.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING EXCELLENT  
(97400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................3 EARLY INCREASING TO 113 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........8 2 1 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 41 53 57  
DEWPOINT........32 33 34 31  
RH..............70 73 48 37  
APARNT TMP (F)..38 38 53 57  
20 FT WIND......W 5G8 W 5G9 W 7G14 W 9G16  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 6 W 6 W 8 W 10  
MIX HGT (FT)....100 800 3400 5200  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 9 W 20 W 22  
LVORI...........3 3 1 1  
ADI.............3 9 80 90  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 6 57 97  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD  
 
 
FORECASTER...GREIF  
REQUESTED BY...BROCK CAMPBELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524108.1/JKL  
.DELDT 10/22/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CONRAD.MCCLOSKEY@USDA.GOV,CASEY.LOVELL@USDA.GOV,BROCK.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV,SETH.THOMPSON2@USDA.GOV,SHAWN.PEARSON@USDA.GOV  
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