270  
FNUS73 KJKL 221859  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARSH CREEK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
259 PM EDT WED OCT 22 2025  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY INTO  
FRIDAY. FOR THURSDAY, THE HEATING OF THE DAY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN  
WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND WINDS MAY  
GUST AS HIGH AS 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWER HUMIDITIES AND LIGHTER WINDS AND  
POORER DISPERSION IS ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY NEARER TO THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 29 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 34.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...61.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 5 MPH, BECOMING WEST 5  
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 6 MPH, BECOMING WEST 6 TO  
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WEST 6 TO 12 MPH, BECOMING  
WEST 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY, PEAKING AT GOOD (86800  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5 EARLY, 1 LATE.  
ADI.................2 EARLY, TO 35 TO 118 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........49 53 56 39 31 25 9 6 4 5 5 4  
WEATHER COV..... ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 37 38 42 50 55 59 61 62 65 65 64  
DEWPOINT........33 32 33 36 37 38 36 35 35 35 34 34  
RH..............82 82 82 79 61 53 42 38 36 33 31 32  
APARNT TMP (F)..41 40 40 42 47 54 57 59 61 61 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 9 10 13 15 17 17 18 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.7 2.6 3.9 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 8 12 14 18 18 18 17  
LVORI...........5 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............2 4 4 6 11 18 35 66 103 111 118 100  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 1 3 7 12 26 47 79 85 87 77  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST  
LATE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 92 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 34.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 37.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST TO WEST 2 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 2 MPH LATE.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (24500 KNOT-FT) EARLY, DECREASING TO POOR  
(600 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............1 EARLY, 6 LATE.  
ADI.................35 EARLY, DECREASING TO 1 LATE.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........2 5 3 4 3 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 52 47 42 40 38  
DEWPOINT........35 36 36 36 34 33  
RH..............35 54 65 79 79 82  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 54 47 43 41 38  
20 FT WIND......NW 6 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 1 W 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 8 5 5 3 3  
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 7 W 3 NW 3 NW 3 W 2 W 2  
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 400 400 300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 W 2  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 4 6  
ADI.............35 4 3 2 2 1  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..25 3 2 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 24 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 33 DECREASING TO AROUND 29 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 34.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTER 0900.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) EARLY, INCREASING TO POOR (24000  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............7 EARLY, 1 LATE.  
ADI.................1 EARLY, PEAKING AT 33.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........17 15 16 24  
WEATHER COV.....WIDSPD  
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 39 56 62  
DEWPOINT........31 32 33 28  
RH..............89 76 42 27  
APARNT TMP (F)..35 39 55 62  
20 FT WIND......SW 1G3 SE 1G3 N 1G6 NW 3G8  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 2 SW 2 NW 3 N 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 3000 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 2 W 3 N 7 NW 7  
LVORI...........7 4 2 1  
ADI.............1 4 27 33  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 3 18 24  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...JP  
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524183.0/JKL  
.DELDT 10/22/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL XAVIER.SINGLETON@USDA.GOV  
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