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FNUS73 KJKL 060954
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK CREEK WMA RX...KDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
554 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 BUCK CREEK
WMA RX PROJECT AREA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT NEARS WITH SOME
GUSTS TO NEAR 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). AREAS OF FROST BEFORE
0900.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 27 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 33.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 33.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER 1000. GUSTS UP TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE, BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH
AFTER 1000. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1100, THEN WEST TO
NORTHWEST 10 TO 22 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO POOR (32600
KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (128200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............8 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................1 EARLY, INCREASING TO 45 TO 103 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 24 20 14 14 14 15 11 8 15 23 27
WEATHER COV.....PTY ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 34 33 38 45 51 55 60 62 63 65 66
DEWPOINT........33 33 33 36 36 34 32 32 33 33 33 33
RH..............92 96 100 92 70 52 41 35 33 32 30 29
APARNT TMP (F)..35 34 33 38 45 51 55 60 62 63 65 66
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 5 8 8 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.1 1 1 3 6 10 15 18 19 19 19 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 6 9 9 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.6 3.3 4.4 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 2 5 7 10 12 15 18 22 22 22
LVORI...........8 8 8 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 1 2 5 18 34 45 77 82 99 102 103
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 1 3 12 24 33 57 91 119 126 128
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
POSSIBLE AFTER 0500.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 92 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33 TO 39.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 36.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BEFORE 2000, THEN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH BEFORE 2100, THEN LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 21 MPH, THEN NORTHWEST
TO NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2000.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (93300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1700
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1 EARLY, 6 LATE.
ADI.................87 EARLY, DECREASING TO 3.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 10 8 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 5 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 55 52 48 46 44 42 41 40 37
DEWPOINT........33 37 39 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 34
RH..............30 37 47 55 59 65 71 73 76 79 79 89
APARNT TMP (F)..65 64 59 55 52 48 46 44 42 41 40 37
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 7 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 14 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6
ADI.............87 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..93 25 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST BEFORE
0900.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 26 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............AROUND 32 DECREASING TO AROUND 25 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 33.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
VENT RATE...........POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR
(35300 KNOT-FT) TO FAIR (40800 KNOT-FT) IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6 EARLY, 1 LATE.
ADI.................3 EARLY, INCREASING TO 49 TO 53 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 13 7 8 6 10 11 11 12 12 13 13
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 36 40 44 47 51 53 55 57 59 59
DEWPOINT........34 33 33 31 31 30 27 26 25 24 24 24
RH..............92 89 89 70 60 51 39 35 31 28 26 26
APARNT TMP (F)..36 36 33 37 41 44 51 53 55 57 59 59
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 8 9 12 14 15 14 14 14 14 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.4 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9
LVORI...........6 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 10 11 20 35 43 49 53 53 53 49 49
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 5 7 13 24 30 35 40 41 41 37 37
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...JP
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608809.4/JKL
.DELDT 04/06/26
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