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FNUS73 KJKL 221055 AAA
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BOTTOM UNIT 4...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
555 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON JANUARY 22.
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 BRINGS DRIER AND SUNNY CONDITIONS TO
THE AREA TODAY BUT ALSO MEAN RATHER LIGHT TRANSPORT AND VENTING
WINDS. A DRY COLD FRONT ARRIVING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
WILL PUSH PLENTY OF COLD AIR INTO THE REGION - SETTING THE STAGE
FOR A PROLONGED WINTRY WEATHER EVENT. ACCORDINGLY, WE CONTINUE TO
TRACK A LARGE WINTER STORM INBOUND TO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (9700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................14 TO 24.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 10 18 27 38 53 55 50 42 33 17 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 34 36 37 39 41 41 43 44 43 42
RH..............92 92 96 89 82 70 59 55 47 41 39 43
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
LVORI...........5 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............19 21 20 20 18 19 17 24 24 21 18 14
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 14 14 13 12 13 16 18 16 14 13 10
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (100 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................0 TO 3.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 6 5 7 13 33 39 46 69 78 82 82
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 34 33 32 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27
RH..............50 58 61 63 69 69 71 74 74 74 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 6
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NE E E E NE N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 2
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
ADI.............3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(29900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................4 TO 43.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 90 87 75 71 73 69 63 57 55 56 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 27 27 29 31 33 34 36 37 37 36 33
RH..............68 68 63 58 53 47 45 42 38 35 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 8 12 13 13 12 10 10 12 13 14
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 6 9 16 24 28 31 31 33 37 41 43
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 4 11 16 19 23 24 26 30 34 34
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...MITCHELL SCATES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600619.4/JKL
.DELDT 01/22/26
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