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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
411 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY
DISCUSSION.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEPART TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
PROJECT LOCATION ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TO PUSH A DRY FRONT ACROSS THE
AREA. THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PROMOTE GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS, PEAKING BETWEEN 1000 AND 1700. WHILE THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH THIS SYSTEM, THE LOWEST
LEVELS WILL BE SLOWER. LIGHTER WINDS FOLLOW FOR SATURDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES ON SUNDAY AND RESULTS IN ANOTHER ROUND
OF GUSTY WINDS, MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 26 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 25 INCREASING TO AROUND 29 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 32.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS OF 29 TO 39 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
WEST AT TO 32 TO 40
MPH AFTER 0900.
VENT RATE...........POOR (23500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(121800 KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (142400 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................30 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 94 TO
116 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 25 25 21 21 22 24 16 13 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 42 46 50 54 57 60 62 63 63
DEWPOINT........23 24 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 31
RH..............52 48 45 39 35 33 31 28 29 30
APARNT TMP (F)..32 35 40 44 54 57 60 62 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 16 18 17 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.29 31 39 39 38 36 35 33 33 31
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 16 17 17 18 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.7 2.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 25 32 37 38 39 40 40 38 33
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............30 44 74 99 102 106 112 116 111 94
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 37 79 122 126 130 142 154 150 122
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD EXL VGD VGD
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 82 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 34.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 62.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH, BECOMING WEST
TO SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 14 MPH
IN THE EVENING, BEFORE BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
NORTH NORTH AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 0200.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (74000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (500
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 4.
ADI.................88 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 8 9 9 8 7 11 14 18 24 29 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 60 57 55 53 51 50 47 45 44 43 42
DEWPOINT........32 33 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 35
RH..............32 36 43 47 52 56 58 65 70 73 73 76
APARNT TMP (F)..62 60 57 55 53 51 49 47 45 44 43 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28 20 16 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W SW SW SW W W SW S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 13 8 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 20 14 12 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 6
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............88 13 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..74 33 10 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 35.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 39.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (61700
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10 TO 82
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 38 39 32 24 17 25 34 43 42 40 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 39 42 46 51 56 60 64 66 68 68
DEWPOINT........35 34 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 37 37 37
RH..............82 82 82 73 63 52 45 41 35 34 32 32
APARNT TMP (F)..40 39 39 42 45 51 56 60 64 66 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E SE SE S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 3.5 4.7 5.9 6.6 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E SE SE S SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 6 6 5 3 5 7 9 12 12
LVORI...........4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 4 5 6 7 9 10 20 38 61 82 79
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 1 2 4 6 7 14 28 47 66 62
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TAPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605456.1/JKL
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.TAPLEY@USDA.GOV
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