535
FNUS73 KJKL 260945 AAA
FWSJKL
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALUM FIRE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
545 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AFTER A DRY END TO THE WEEKEND AND START TO THE NEW
WORK WEEK - WITH LOW RH EACH AFTERNOON, A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE AREA LATER MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING
ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES. THAT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
STALL NEAR THE OHIO RIVER, KEEPING UNSETTLED, WET WEATHER IN THE
FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THIS MARKS OUR BEST SHOT AT
WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS IN A MONTH OR SO.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO MARGINAL
(33500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................0 EARLY INCREASING TO 49 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0 27 41 43 41 26 7 4 5 4 3 4
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 53 55 58 61 65 70 73 75 77 78 78
RH..............90 96 93 90 81 70 57 48 41 36 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 2 6 9 12 12 10 9 8 7 6
LVORI...........7 8 6 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............0 1 2 5 23 38 44 49 46 40 33 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 4 15 26 30 34 32 27 23 21
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........POOR (12400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (300
KNOT-FT) IN THE EVENING.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 29.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 9 6 9 14 22 31 28 19 19 18 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 76 73 69 66 64 62 61 60 58 58 57
RH..............31 34 41 47 54 58 62 65 67 72 75 77
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 8
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 5
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............29 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 12 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........POOR (700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (77300
KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 EARLY INCREASING TO 108 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 17 9 9 16 26 28 32 36 36 36 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 57 60 64 68 72 76 78 80 80 81 81
RH..............80 83 78 70 61 53 46 43 38 36 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 18 18
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.2 3.3 5.4 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 9 10 13 14 14 14 15 15 15
LVORI...........5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 6 7 9 25 36 54 84 97 103 108 106
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 2 2 6 17 25 38 64 77 82 86 84
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD GD
FORECASTER...GREIF
REQUESTED BY...MARIAH HEYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/26/26
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