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FNUS73 KJKL 202159
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BOTTOM UNIT 4...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
459 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEPART TO THE EAST OF AREA ON WEDNESDAY,
WITH A WARM UP ANTICIPATED. MOISTURE WILL RETURN INTO THE REGION AND
SOME LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH THE
INCREASE IN MOISTURE, HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO TREND HIGHER ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COMPARED TO THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AT THE
BURN LOCATION ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........DECREASING TO POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2 TO 3.
ADI.................2 TO 4.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 3 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............26 24 23 23 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 22
RH..............33 38 43 43 49 51 51 54 56 59 59 57
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 3 3 3 3 6 6 7 7 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 9
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) EARLY, THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN,
MAINLY AFTER 1400.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 23 MPH AFTER 0900.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 20 MPH THROUGH 1000, THEN SOUTHWEST
15 TO 24 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (4200 KNOT-FT) EARLY, INCREASING TO POOR
(25400 KNOT-FT) TO FAIR (44200 KNOT-FT) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................8 EARLY, MAX 47.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 40 43 46 48 56 64 72 81 90 99 97
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 30
TEMP............22 25 28 31 36 40 43 45 46 46 45 43
RH..............57 52 50 47 42 37 36 36 40 43 49 60
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 14 18 20 21 22 23 23 22 22 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 13 14 14 14 13 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 17 20 22 23 24 22 20 16 15
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............8 10 11 15 22 32 42 47 41 32 25 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 8 13 17 24 37 44 36 25 18 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR MG FR MG PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 0000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........DECREASING TO POOR (3500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3 TO 7.
ADI.................13 EARLY, 4 LATE.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........94 95 100 95 85 71
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 20 10 10
TEMP............40 40 40 40 39 38
RH..............70 76 85 89 96 92
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 7 6 6
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5
MIX HGT (FT)....800 600 500 500 600 900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 13 SW 9 SW 8 W 9 W 9
LVORI...........3 4 4 6 7 6
ADI.............13 8 8 5 6 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 6 4 4 5 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...MITCHELL SCATES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/20/26
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