372  
FNUS73 KJKL 301206  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PAY LAKE DRIVE FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
706 AM EST TUE DEC 30 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
 
SNOW SHOWERS AND/OR FLURRIES WITH LOW CLOUDS THIS  
MORNING GIVE WAY TO CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON, ALLOWING FOR  
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WESTERLY BREEZES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 84 76 52 19 9 5 2 2 9  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............20 21 21 24 26 29 30 32 32 30  
RH..............74 71 71 60 55 46 41 37 39 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 17 16  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........27 27 31 39 65 82  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............29 26 23 23 23 24  
RH..............44 55 62 65 65 62  
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 3 W 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 14 15 15 15  
RIDGETOP WIND...W 6 W 5 W 6 W 6 SW 6 SW 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1200 1300 1200 1500 1400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 16 W 15 W 16 W 18 W 20  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 23 MPH.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........65 53 52 64  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............25 27 37 40  
RH..............60 60 46 44  
20 FT WIND......SW 5G15 SW 6G16 W 7G17 W 8G17  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 6 SW 7 W 8 W 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1800 2500 2700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 W 21 W 22 W 22  
 

 
FORECASTER...CMC  
REQUESTED BY...CORY BLANKENSHIP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2528124.0/JKL  
.DELDT 12/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CORY.BLANKENSHIP@USDA.GOV  
 
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