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FNUS73 KJKL 122120
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
520 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 0800 AND 1600. WHILE THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH THIS SYSTEM, THE LOWEST
LEVELS WILL BE MUCH SLOWER TO MOISTEN. 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 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 24 INCREASING TO AROUND 29 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...MAX 32.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS OF 31 MPH
TO 41 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO
39 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (13100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(123600 KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (145800 KNOT-FT)
IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1 TO 2.
ADI.................17 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 96 TO
111 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 25 28 21 21 23 23 16 12 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 42 46 51 55 57 61 63 64 64
DEWPOINT........23 24 26 26 28 29 29 29 30 31
RH..............52 48 45 37 35 34 29 27 28 29
APARNT TMP (F)..32 36 40 51 55 57 61 63 64 64
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.31 32 41 40 39 37 35 35 33 31
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.9 2.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 21 28 32 36 36 39 37 35 33
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............17 48 62 87 98 103 111 103 99 96
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 34 67 104 124 127 146 137 131 126
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........82 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............34.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...63.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (82600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (600
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................95 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 8 7 11 15 19 24 30 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 61 57 55 53 52 50 48 46 45 44 42
DEWPOINT........32 34 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 35 35
RH..............31 36 43 47 52 54 58 64 69 72 72 76
APARNT TMP (F)..63 61 57 55 53 52 50 48 46 45 44 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 7 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 21 17 14 10 9 7 6 5 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 13 8 7 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 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 NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.29 21 12 8 8 9 8 7 6 5 5 5
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............95 14 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..87 39 8 5 4 3 3 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 35.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 39.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST TO SOUTH
AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1000.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST TO SOUTH
4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO EAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTH AFTER 1200.
VENT RATE...........POOR (600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (53500
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO
70 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 39 41 33 24 17 25 32 40 40 41 41
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 34 35 36 36 37 37 37
RH..............82 82 79 72 60 49 43 38 34 32 31 31
APARNT TMP (F)..40 39 40 43 47 53 58 62 65 68 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N E E E E SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SE E E E E E SE SE SE S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.3 3.8 4.5 4.9 5.6 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10
LVORI...........5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 5 5 5 8 10 15 28 37 47 59 70
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 2 5 6 9 19 27 34 45 54
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...WALDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605495.0/JKL
.DELDT 03/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EDDIE.WALDEN@USDA.GOV
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