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FNUS73 KJKL 122107
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR BRANCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
507 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 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 (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 24 INCREASING TO AROUND 29 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 32.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS OF 31 MPH TO
41 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 29 MPH INCREASING
TO 33 TO 39 MPH AFTER 1000.
VENT RATE...........POOR (12500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
TO EXCELLENT (120600 KNOT-FT) TO
EXCELLENT (143200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................17 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 94 TO
110.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 24 28 22 21 19 23 16 10 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 42 46 50 53 57 60 61 63 63
DEWPOINT........23 24 25 26 28 29 29 29 30 31
RH..............52 48 43 39 38 34 31 29 29 30
APARNT TMP (F)..32 35 40 45 53 57 60 61 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 15 17 18 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.31 33 41 41 40 38 35 35 33 32
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..13 14 15 15 17 18 17 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.8 2.7 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 22 29 33 35 37 39 36 33 33
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............17 48 64 83 96 102 110 101 95 94
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 35 67 103 117 128 143 131 122 121
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 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
AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 12 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 0200.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (83000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (500
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 TO 4.
ADI.................92 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 TO 4
LATE.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........8 7 8 8 8 7 10 13 16 21 26 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 55 53 51 50 48 46 45 43 42
DEWPOINT........32 33 35 35 36 36 36 35 35 35 35 35
RH..............32 36 43 47 52 56 58 60 65 68 73 76
APARNT TMP (F)..62 60 57 55 53 51 49 48 46 45 43 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 9 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28 21 17 14 10 9 8 7 6 6 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 13 10 9 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 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 NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 21 12 8 8 9 8 7 6 5 5 3
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............92 14 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..83 37 8 5 4 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 SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO TO FAIR
(46800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 66
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 35 36 30 24 17 25 33 40 39 38 37
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 57 61 65 67 68 68
DEWPOINT........35 34 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 37 37 37
RH..............82 82 79 70 60 48 43 39 34 33 32 32
APARNT TMP (F)..40 39 40 43 47 53 57 61 65 67 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 12 12
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.6 2.4 3.8 4.6 4.9 5.5 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9
LVORI...........5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 4 5 5 8 10 15 27 37 46 59 66
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 5 7 12 19 28 34 44 47
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...WALDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605491.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/12/26
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