749
FNUS73 KJKL 122042
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR COW HORN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
442 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 0900 AND 1600. 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 (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 28 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 24 INCREASING TO AROUND 30 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 32.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
UP TO 37
MPH INCREASING TO 39 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 39
MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (11900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(124400 KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (114900
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................17 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 95 TO
109 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 24 24 21 21 22 25 15 13 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 41 45 51 54 56 60 62 63 63
DEWPOINT........23 24 26 26 28 29 30 30 31 32
RH..............52 50 47 37 36 35 32 30 30 31
APARNT TMP (F)..32 34 38 51 54 56 60 62 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.29 30 37 39 38 36 35 32 32 30
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..13 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.0 3.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 25 33 37 38 39 36 35 33
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............17 48 62 89 101 105 109 101 98 95
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 32 66 112 127 132 142 130 127 124
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD 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 35.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 62.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 12 MPH
AFTER 1900, BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
TO NORTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0200.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (90700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (600
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 4.
ADI.................102 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 8 9 8 7 7 11 15 18 23 28 32
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 54 53 51 49 47 46 45 43 42
DEWPOINT........33 34 36 36 37 37 37 36 36 36 35 35
RH..............33 37 45 50 54 59 63 65 68 70 73 76
APARNT TMP (F)..62 60 57 54 53 51 49 47 46 45 43 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.29 26 18 16 13 10 8 6 5 3 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 12 8 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 21 12 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 3
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............102 14 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..91 38 8 5 3 3 2 2 2 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 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 29 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 36.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 39.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST TO SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST TO SOUTH
AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO EAST AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTH AT 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0900.
VENT RATE...........POOR (900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (58400
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 18 TO 75
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 37 40 32 25 17 26 35 44 42 41 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 40 43 47 53 58 62 65 68 69 69
DEWPOINT........35 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 37 37 37 38
RH..............82 82 79 70 60 50 44 38 35 32 31 32
APARNT TMP (F)..40 39 40 43 47 53 58 62 65 68 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N SE E E E E E SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.3 3.9 4.7 5.0 5.6 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N E E E SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12
LVORI...........5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 5 5 6 9 11 18 32 44 53 66 75
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 3 6 8 12 24 33 40 50 58
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TAPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605526.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.TAPLEY@USDA.GOV
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