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FNUS73 KJKL 292315
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR PAY LAKE DRIVE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
615 PM EST MON DEC 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EST ON DECEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING, BEFORE DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FOR TUESDAY.
CHILLY AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH
THURSDAY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 18 22 25 28 41 54 68 60 53 45 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
TEMP............28 26 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
RH..............42 48 50 50 50 52 52 52 52 54 54 57
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 17 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 20 20 18
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........44 58 50 57 57 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............24 26 31 37 41 42
RH..............57 60 51 44 41 43
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 16 17 17 17
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 W 9
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1000 1400 2200 2300 1900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 18 SW 21 W 23 W 23 W 22
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN DECREASING
TO 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........64 76 78 80
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20
TEMP............38 34 32 30
RH..............52 66 78 88
20 FT WIND......W 7G16 W 6G16 W 6G15 W 6G14
RIDGETOP WIND...W 8 W 7 W 7 W 7
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1600 2100 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 22 W 23 W 15
NEW YEARS DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........84 85 84 83 82 78 73 68 59 49 39 34
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 28 29 30 32 34 37 39 40 41 40 38
RH..............96 96 92 88 81 72 64 57 52 50 52 57
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 9
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.9 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...CORY BLANKENSHIP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 12/30/25
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