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FNUS73 KJKL 131135
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKCASTLE RIVER WMA BOLTHOUSE 1...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
735 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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 15-20 MPH, 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.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............24 INCREASING TO 34.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 41 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 39
MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(115000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................10 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 98 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 35 28 22 15 19 23 27 22 17 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 37 39 45 50 53 57 60 61 63 63
DEWPOINT........24 23 24 25 26 28 29 31 32 34 35
RH..............61 56 54 45 39 38 34 33 33 34 35
APARNT TMP (F)..30 31 32 39 44 53 57 60 61 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 14 16 20 20 20 18 18 17
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 24 31 38 40 40 41 41 39 38
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..12 9 12 14 16 21 21 21 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 16 23 32 36 39 38 37 36 33
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............10 11 12 29 51 71 90 98 98 98 95
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 1 7 20 40 66 95 115 120 124 123
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............34.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...36.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 32 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 3
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (80300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (100
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................75 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........14 15 16 16 16 16 12 9 5 4 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 60 55 53 50 48 45 42 40 38 37 36
DEWPOINT........35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 34
RH..............35 39 47 50 56 60 68 76 82 89 89 92
APARNT TMP (F)..63 60 55 53 48 46 44 42 40 38 37 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W NW NW W E
20 FT WIND SPD..15 12 9 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.35 28 22 17 12 7 6 3 3 3 2 2
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W NW NW W E
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 13 10 8 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 2
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.W W W W W W W NW NW N NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.32 20 14 12 9 8 6 5 3 3 2 2
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 7 7 7
ADI.............75 13 9 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
VRATE KT-FT/1K..80 25 2 1 1 1 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........38 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............34 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...32.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(31600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................1 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 44 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 7 10 13 16 19 22 26 29 31 32 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 33 32 36 41 47 52 57 60 63 65 66
DEWPOINT........33 33 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
RH..............100 100 100 89 76 63 54 47 44 41 40 40
APARNT TMP (F)..33 33 32 36 41 47 52 57 60 63 65 66
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 5 6 7 6 6 5 7 9 10
LVORI...........10 9 9 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
ADI.............1 3 4 5 9 16 15 17 14 24 36 44
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 3 6 11 10 11 10 17 25 32
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...HAL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605331.1/JKL
.DELDT 03/13/26
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