142  
FNUS73 KJKL 051555  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTTS CREEK RX...DANIEL BOONE NF CUMBERLAND RD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1155 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A LENGTHY PERIOD OF RAIN-FREE WEATHER IS ON TAP, WITH  
A NEAR-ZERO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ON THE CUMBERLAND RD INTO  
NEXT WEEKEND. FOR MONDAY, SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED  
AHEAD OF REINFORCING COLD FRONT THAT ARRIVES BETWEEN 1700 AND 2000  
HRS. THIS REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL USHER A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS  
INTO THE AREA, ALLOWING FOR HUMIDITY TO FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20  
PERCENT RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN A RETURN OF ELEVATED  
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............33.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 3 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO  
28 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(139600 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 129 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 2 3 3 4 5 8 14 15 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 41 47 52 55 59 61 62 62 62  
DEWPOINT........33 34 35 35 33 34 34 34 34 32  
RH..............79 75 62 53 42 39 37 36 35 32  
APARNT TMP (F)..39 39 45 52 55 59 61 62 63 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 12 15 16 18 18 17 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 5 5 8 10 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 2.5 3.3 4.4 5.4 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 13 17 22 25 28 28 28 25  
LVORI...........4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............6 12 42 71 93 106 125 129 126 118  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 8 28 50 84 119 154 155 158 147  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD VGD EXL EXL EXL VGD  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............30.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...37.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 10  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
VENT RATE...........GOOD (87500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1300  
KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................112 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 (%).........21 16 8 9 9 8 11 13 16 17 17 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 60 57 54 52 50 48 47 45 43 42 40  
DEWPOINT........31 32 31 32 32 31 31 31 31 30 30 29  
RH..............32 34 36 42 45 48 51 53 58 60 62 64  
APARNT TMP (F)..62 60 57 54 52 49 47 46 44 41 40 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 16 12 10 9 9 8 6 5 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............112 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..93 31 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............25 DECREASING TO 11.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (24400  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
MARGINAL (37000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 49 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 17 16 13 10 7 6 6 5 4 4 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 38 37 40 42 44 46 48 51 52 52 53  
DEWPOINT........27 26 24 23 22 20 17 15 14 12 11 11  
RH..............62 62 59 50 44 39 32 27 23 21 19 18  
APARNT TMP (F)..37 34 33 37 39 41 44 46 51 52 52 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.5 3.1 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............2 5 7 15 33 44 46 49 47 44 39 39  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 3 4 10 25 31 33 36 37 33 29 30  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...CMC  
REQUESTED BY...BROCK CAMPBELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609011.0/JKL  
.DELDT 04/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BROCK.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV  
 
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