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FNUS73 KJKL 131113
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR RIDGE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
713 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 14.
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 THROUGH
THE AREA FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. MILD AIR
WILL ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON VERY GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT TODAY. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF COOLING IS FORECAST
BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH THE FRONT STALLING JUST TO OUR SOUTH
AND THE BRUNT OF THE COLDER AIR REMAINING TO OUR NORTH.
THAT BEING THE CASE, ANOTHER RELATIVELY MILD AND DRY DAY
IS IN THE PICTURE FOR SATURDAY, BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............36 INCREASING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...34.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(31500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 52 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........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
TEMP............34 38 44 49 53 58 62 65 68 68
DEWPOINT........34 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 41
RH..............100 89 73 63 57 49 44 40 37 37
APARNT TMP (F)..34 38 44 49 53 58 62 65 68 68
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 7 6 6 5 7 9 10
LVORI...........9 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
ADI.............4 5 8 15 16 20 19 31 43 52
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 2 6 10 11 14 14 22 32 38
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............42.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (23100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (400
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 TO 33.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........26 22 18 16 13 11 12 13 14 27 40 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 63 61 59 57 55 54 53 53 53 53 53
DEWPOINT........41 41 42 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 44 44
RH..............40 44 49 51 55 59 61 66 69 69 71 71
APARNT TMP (F)..66 63 61 59 57 55 54 53 53 53 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....PR 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 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............45 INCREASING TO 54.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(186500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 122 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........55 58 60 62 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 54 54 57 61 64 67 69 72 72 73 73
DEWPOINT........44 44 45 47 49 51 52 53 54 54 54 54
RH..............69 69 71 69 65 63 59 57 53 53 51 51
APARNT TMP (F)..54 54 54 57 61 64 67 69 72 72 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 18 21 25 30 30 31 31 31 32
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.7 5.2 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 16 23 30 32 35 37 37 38 38
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............5 8 10 18 38 61 76 90 104 110 118 122
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 1 11 30 58 81 107 135 150 171 187
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD EXL EXL EXL
FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605518.1/JKL
.DELDT 03/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EDDIE.WALDEN@USDA.GOV
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