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FNUS73 KJKL 212138
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BOTTOM UNIT 4...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
438 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A WEAKENING FRONT AND UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING LIGHT
RAIN TO THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING. DECREASING CLOUDS ARE ANTICIPATED ON
THURSDAY ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
THE COMMONWEALTH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 9 MPH, BECOMING WEST
3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
VENT RATE...........DECREASING TO POOR (8100 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2 EARLY, 7 LATE.
ADI.................15 EARLY, 6 LATE.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 98 96 94 86 78 71 67
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 60 40 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............45 43 43 42 42 43 42 42 40 40 38 37
RH..............58 70 73 79 82 79 86 86 92 89 92 96
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 17 15 14 14 14 13 12 13 12 13
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7
ADI.............15 15 15 13 12 9 9 8 7 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 11 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 11
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (7100 KNOT-FT) TO POOR (15500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5 TO 8 EARLY, 2 LATE.
ADI.................10 TO 23.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 59 55 51 47 36 26 16 13 10 7 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 33 33 34 36 38 41 43 45 46 46 44
RH..............100 100 100 96 89 79 67 57 49 43 42 45
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 3 3 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W NW W W W NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 5 5
LVORI...........5 8 8 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............14 10 10 14 18 17 22 21 23 22 17 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 7 7 10 12 11 16 14 15 15 10 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENT RATE...........DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2 TO 7.
ADI.................2 TO 3.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 3 5 6 8 14 20 25 40 56 71 77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............39 35 33 31 30 28 28 25 24 24 25 25
RH..............54 61 66 72 75 78 78 88 92 92 84 81
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5
ADI.............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...MITCHELL SCATES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/21/26
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