663  
FNUS73 KJKL 211055 AAB  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SWAG RX...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
555 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON JANUARY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SMALL CHANCE FOR  
WINTRY WEATHER THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL THEN AFFECT EASTERN  
KENTUCKY INTO THE NIGHT WITH MILDER TEMPERATURES THANKS TO BREEZY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............15 INCREASING TO 30.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...19.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1200 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................9 TO 18.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........87 80 73 67 58 58 52 58 66 85 99 100  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 0 10 0 0 10 10 20 40 60 80  
TEMP............28 31 34 35 38 42 46 48 49 50 48 46  
DEWPOINT........13 13 14 14 17 19 21 23 25 28 30 31  
RH..............53 47 43 41 42 39 37 37 39 42 49 55  
APARNT TMP (F)..19 22 26 27 31 36 40 43 44 46 43 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 10 10 10 12 13 12 13 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 26 26 25 24  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 14 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 14 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 12  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............9 10 13 16 18 18 16 15 15 14 14 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 3 5 7 7 8 8 6 4 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............35 INCREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1800 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................5 TO 10.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........100 100 95 93 86 71  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 40 30 10 0 0  
TEMP............44 43 41 41 39 36  
DEWPOINT........33 35 37 39 38 36  
RH..............65 73 85 92 96 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..38 37 35 36 34 31  
20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 10 SW 9 SW 8 W 7 W 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 17 16 14 13  
RIDGETOP WIND...SW 12 SW 12 SW 10 SW 9 W 8 W 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 300 300 300 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 S 9 SW 12 SW 12 SW 9 SW 8  
LVORI...........3 3 4 6 6 9  
ADI.............9 9 10 10 6 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...GREIF  
REQUESTED BY...XAVIER SINGLETON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600610.0/JKL  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL XAVIER.SINGLETON@USDA.GOV  
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