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FNUS73 KJKL 221910  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDER MILL...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
310 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 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WINDS SLACKEN ON THURSDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS OF FROST LATE AS HIGH  
PRESSURE NEARS THE BURN LOCATION. SIMILAR HUMIDITIES, BUT LIGHTER  
WINDS AND POORER DISPERSION IS ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY NEARER TO THE  
CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 31 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 32.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 39.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH, THEN BECOMING WEST AT  
13 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1000.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) EARLY INCREASING TO FAIR  
(48300 KNOT-FT) TO GOOD (80000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4 EARLY, 1 LATE.  
ADI.................6 EARLY, PEAKING AT 108 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 3 3 2 4 6 7 5 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 41 47 51 55 57 59 59 59 59  
DEWPOINT........32 33 34 34 33 31 31 30 30 30  
RH..............79 73 60 52 43 37 34 33 33 33  
APARNT TMP (F)..40 39 44 48 53 55 57 58 58 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 13 15 15 16 16 15  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.7 1.8 2.3 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 13 16 17 20 18 20 20 17  
LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............6 9 29 47 69 90 97 108 104 92  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 6 20 33 48 66 71 80 80 68  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST LATE.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 92 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 32.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 38.  
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 32 TO 7 MPH, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (18300 KNOT-FT) EARLY DECREASING TO  
POOR (700 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2 EARLY, 4 LATE.  
ADI.................29 EARLY, DECREASING TO 2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........2 3 6 3 2 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 50 45 41 39 38  
DEWPOINT........31 33 34 34 32 32  
RH..............37 52 65 76 76 79  
APARNT TMP (F)..55 50 46 43 41 40  
20 FT WIND......W 6 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 1 W 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 6 5 5 3 3  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 7 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 400 200 200 200 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 9 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 5  
LVORI...........2 2 3 4 4 4  
ADI.............29 4 3 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 3 1 1 1 1  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 32 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 32.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 37.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (26200  
KNOT-FT) TO MARGINAL (36200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING PEAKING NEAR 50 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........6 4 8 14  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............35 39 53 57  
DEWPOINT........32 33 33 30  
RH..............89 79 46 35  
APARNT TMP (F)..38 38 52 58  
20 FT WIND......W 1G3 W 1G3 W 2G6 NW 3G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 2 W 2 W 3 NW 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 800 3300 4400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 W 5 NW 9 NW 9  
LVORI...........7 4 1 1  
ADI.............2 5 38 48  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 3 26 36  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR MARG  
 
 
FORECASTER...JP  
REQUESTED BY...BROCK CAMPBELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524107.2/JKL  
.DELDT 10/22/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BROCK.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV,CONRAD.MCCLOSKEY@USDA.GOV,SHAWN.PEARSON@USDA.GOV,CASEY.LOVELL@USDA.GOV,SETH.THOMPSON2@USDA.GOV  
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