102
FNUS73 KJKL 122026
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR RIDGE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
426 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.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 29 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 36.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 69.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 1 TO 6 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
AT 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
5 TO 12 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (58500
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 14 TO 72
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 32 24 17 24 32 40 40 40 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 43 47 53 58 62 65 68 69 69
DEWPOINT........34 34 35 35 36 37 37 37 37 38
RH..............79 70 63 50 44 39 35 32 31 32
APARNT TMP (F)..40 43 47 53 58 62 65 68 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N E E E E SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.5 1.2 1.5 2.3 3.8 4.5 4.9 5.5 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 10 12
LVORI...........4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 5 7 9 14 28 38 49 62 72
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 5 6 9 19 27 39 50 59
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 66 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 39.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 67.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
VENT RATE...........FAIR (40300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1500
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 3.
ADI.................55 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO AROUND 3
LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 26 18 16 14 12 12 13 13 26 38 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 64 61 58 56 55 53 52 51 51 52 52
DEWPOINT........38 39 40 40 39 39 39 40 40 40 41 41
RH..............34 40 46 51 53 55 59 63 66 66 66 66
APARNT TMP (F)..67 64 61 58 56 55 53 52 51 51 52 52
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............55 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..40 14 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 39 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 43 INCREASING TO AROUND 48 LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 75.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 35 MPH
AFTER 0900.
VENT RATE...........POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(185700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 116 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 60 65 65 66 66 70 74 77 78 78 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 53 53 56 60 65 68 71 73 74 75 75
DEWPOINT........41 41 42 43 45 47 48 49 50 50 50 50
RH..............64 64 66 62 58 52 49 46 44 43 41 41
APARNT TMP (F)..53 53 53 56 60 65 68 71 73 74 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 21 24 26 29 30 31 32 33 33
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.4 2.8 3.4 4.0 5.1 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 10 15 22 28 30 31 32 33 35 35
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 7 8 29 64 73 86 100 107 112 116 115
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 5 7 18 52 82 103 138 158 168 182 186
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605518.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EDDIE.WALDEN@USDA.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page