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FNUS73 KJKL 131030
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN FORK 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
630 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 13.
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 UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION.
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING EAST
OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL SEND A COLD FRONT TOWARD
OUR AREA FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST TODAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE WIND WILL CARRY
IN MILDER AIR AND SOMEWHAT HIGHER DEW POINTS. HOWEVER, THE
COMBINATION WILL STILL ALLOW FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP
TO A MINIMUM AROUND 30%. MEANWHILE, SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT 15 MPH OR A LITTLE HIGHER,
ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN TERRAIN AND ON RIDGES. GUSTS MAY REACH
40 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW DEPARTS AND
THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............25 INCREASING TO 34.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH
INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 37
MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(115500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 92 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 20 15 10 14 18 22 18 15 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 41 45 51 54 57 60 61 62 63
DEWPOINT........23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34
RH..............54 50 45 37 35 34 32 32 33 34
APARNT TMP (F)..31 34 38 51 54 57 60 61 62 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 15 16 18 18 17 17 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20 28 35 40 40 41 41 40 39 38
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 14 15 16 18 18 17 17 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.7 2.5 2.9 3.3 4.0 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 20 25 31 35 37 36 35 33 31
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............11 15 31 45 60 80 84 87 92 89
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 6 21 33 50 81 91 99 116 117
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............35.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 33 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 28 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH IN
THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING, SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (78600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (200
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................93 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 (%).........12 12 12 13 13 13 10 7 4 5 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 61 57 54 52 49 48 46 43 42 41 39
DEWPOINT........34 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 35 35
RH..............35 38 43 48 52 61 63 68 76 79 79 85
APARNT TMP (F)..62 61 57 54 52 47 47 46 43 42 41 39
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W SW SW W W W W W NE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 8 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.33 28 22 17 12 7 6 3 3 3 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W SW SW W W W W W NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 12 9 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 18 13 10 9 7 6 5 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5
ADI.............93 12 8 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..79 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............36 INCREASING TO 40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...37.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(35800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 6 6 9 11 13 18 22 27 28 29 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 37 37 40 45 49 53 57 61 63 66 66
DEWPOINT........35 34 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 40 41
RH..............89 89 89 82 70 63 57 49 44 43 38 40
APARNT TMP (F)..38 37 37 40 44 48 53 57 61 63 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 6 7 6 6 5 7 9 12
LVORI...........7 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
ADI.............2 4 4 5 9 16 15 17 15 25 37 50
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 3 6 11 11 12 11 18 26 36
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TAPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605456.2/JKL
.DELDT 03/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.TAPLEY@USDA.GOV
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