493  
FNUS73 KJKL 061104 CCA  
FWSJKL  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KONWAY RX PROJECT...KDF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
623 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  
FOLLOWING AREAS OF FROST EARLY THIS MORNING, HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY AND ALLOW A DRY  
COLD FRONT TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE KONWAY RX PROJECT AREA DURING  
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT  
NEARS WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 20 MPH WHILE HUMIDITY DROPS BELOW 30  
PERCENT. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 0200 AND 1000 ON  
TUESDAY. A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE USHERED IN BY ANOTHER  
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY ON NORTHERLY  
WINDS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST BEFORE  
0900.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 27 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 32.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 31.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THEN WEST 5 TO 10 MPH  
AFTER 1000. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE, THEN WEST 6 TO 12 MPH  
AFTER 1000. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 16 MPH, THEN WEST 16  
TO 29 MPH AFTER 1100.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (1300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD  
(66000 KNOT-FT) TO EXCELLENT (175200 KNOT-  
FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............8 TO 9 EARLY, 1 LATE.  
ADI.................2 EARLY, INCREASING TO 86 TO 141 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 6 13 16 9  
WEATHER COV.....ARS 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............33 31 32 38 45 51 55 59 63 64 64 65  
DEWPOINT........32 31 32 33 33 32 31 31 32 32 32 32  
RH..............96 100 100 82 62 48 40 34 31 30 30 29  
APARNT TMP (F)..33 31 32 38 45 51 55 59 63 64 64 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 2 6 8 9 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.1 1 1 6 9 13 16 18 21 22 20 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 3 6 9 10 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.1 4.1 5.6 7.0 7.4 7.3 7.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 9 13 16 18 23 28 29 28 28  
LVORI...........8 9 9 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............2 4 6 12 39 62 86 99 131 141 135 131  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 1 2 8 27 44 66 111 168 185 175 171  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VGD EXL EXL EXL EXL  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST  
AFTER 0200.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............31 TO 36.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 30.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH, THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
AFTER 2000.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH, THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
AFTER 2100.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH, THEN NORTHWEST  
TO NORTH AFTER 2300 .  
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (120600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(3100 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............1 EARLY, 7 LATE.  
ADI.................147 EARLY, DECREASING TO 3 TO 5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 10 9 3 5 2 2 3 3 8 13 19  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 61 56 52 48 46 43 40 39 35 34 33  
DEWPOINT........31 33 35 35 36 36 36 35 34 35 33 32  
RH..............31 35 45 52 63 68 76 82 82 100 96 96  
APARNT TMP (F)..62 61 56 52 48 46 43 40 39 35 34 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 13 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..9 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 18 13 10 10 10 9 8 7 8 9 10  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 9 7 7  
ADI.............147 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..121 36 7 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 9 11  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST BEFORE  
1000.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 23 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............AROUND 30 DECREASING TO AROUND 19.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...AROUND 30.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........POOR (12900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR  
(34500 KNOT-FT) EARLY TO FAIR (39600 KNOT-FT)  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............9 EARLY, 1 LATE.  
ADI.................5 EARLY, INCREASING TO 44 TO 55 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 20 9 6 12 20 16 11 7 6 5 3  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 30 30 32 36 41 45 49 52 54 55 55  
DEWPOINT........31 30 30 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18  
RH..............100 100 100 78 64 50 41 34 29 26 24 23  
APARNT TMP (F)..31 30 30 32 33 38 43 47 52 54 55 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 12 12 12 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.0 2.4 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 8  
LVORI...........9 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 26 29 35 45 50 54 55 53 47 44 44  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 18 20 24 32 36 39 40 39 35 35 35  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...JP  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SHEPHERD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608820.4/JKL  
.DELDT 04/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTT.SHEPHERD@KY.GOV  
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