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FNUS73 KJKL 060940
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PING SINKING VALLEY...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
540 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY
AND ALLOW A DRY COLD FRONT TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE PING SINKING
VALLEY PROJECT AREA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT NEARS WITH SOME
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WHILE HUMIDITY DROPS BELOW 30 PERCENT. A COLDER
AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE USHERED IN BY ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE THROUGH TUESDAY ON NORTHERLY WINDS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
BEFORE 0900.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............31 TO 36
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 35.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 1000, THEN
WEST 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 1000, THEN
WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 12 MPH THROUGH 1200, THEN WEST TO
NORTHWEST 12 TO 24 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (32400
KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (140700 KNOT-FT) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4 TO 5 EARLY, THEN 1 LATE.
ADI.................1 EARLY, INCREASING TO 47 TO 112 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 28 19 12 11 11 11 10 14 17 23 27
WEATHER COV..... PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 37 42 48 53 57 60 64 65 66 66
DEWPOINT........31 32 33 35 36 34 32 32 33 33 33 34
RH..............82 85 85 76 63 48 38 35 31 30 29 30
APARNT TMP (F)..36 36 37 42 48 53 57 60 64 65 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 5 8 8 9 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 5 6 12 15 18 20 20 18 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W SW SW W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 6 9 9 10 12 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.6 3.2 4.5 5.7 6.4 6.7 6.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 3 6 8 10 12 16 20 22 24 23
LVORI...........4 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 2 3 6 20 34 47 75 87 101 112 106
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 1 4 14 24 32 63 96 121 141 135
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 79 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 34.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 37.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH THROUGH 2200, THEN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1000, THEN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 22 MPH, THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH
6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2000.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (97800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 EARLY, 4 LATE.
ADI.................87 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........16 8 5 2 2 2 1 1 5 8 7 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 64 59 56 52 49 47 45 44 42 40 39
DEWPOINT........33 35 36 36 35 34 34 33 33 32 32 32
RH..............30 34 42 47 52 56 60 63 65 67 73 76
APARNT TMP (F)..65 64 59 56 52 49 47 45 44 42 40 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 13 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 15 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............87 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..98 26 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 30 DECREASING TO AROUND 25 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 33.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(30000 KNOT-FT) TO FAIR (39200 KNOT-FT) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................4 EARLY, INCREASING TO 44 TO 52 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 17 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 12 12 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 37 38 39 43 48 50 53 55 57 58 58
DEWPOINT........31 31 31 30 30 29 27 26 25 24 24 24
RH..............76 79 76 70 60 47 41 35 31 28 27 27
APARNT TMP (F)..36 33 34 35 39 45 47 53 55 57 58 58
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 10 11 20 36 43 49 52 51 48 45 44
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 6 7 13 24 30 35 39 39 35 30 30
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/06/26
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