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Spot Forecast for Rockhouse 1&2...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson KY
615 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 EST on November 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

...Low RH in the Afternoon Monday...

.DISCUSSION...Cooler and much drier air arrives behind a cold
front into Monday, with minimum relative humidity dropping to
around 30 percent or less that afternoon. Wind speeds drop off
considerably for Monday as high pressure builds in from the
northwest. Moisture from the next system arrives Tuesday morning
with wetting rains and higher humidities expected.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Dewpoint............21.
Min apparent temp...32.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......West 3 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 2 to 7 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to
                    10 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Vent Rate...........Poor (300 knot-ft) increasing to poor (15200
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 to 35.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........9   9   7   6   4   5   6   7   7   7   7   9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............32  32  35  38  42  46  50  52  54  54  53  51
Dewpoint........23  23  23  23  23  22  21  20  19  19  20  22
RH..............69  69  61  54  46  38  31  28  25  25  27  32
Aparnt tmp (F)..32  32  35  38  42  46  49  52  54  54  53  51
20 FT wind dir..W   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..2   2   2   2   2   2   3   5   3   2   2   2
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   7   6   5
Ridge wind dir..W   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Ridge wind spd..3   3   3   3   3   3   5   6   5   3   3   3
Mix hgt (kft)...0.1 0.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.9
Transp wind dir.W   SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
Transp wind spd.2   3   6   7   9   10  10  10  9   8   7   5
LVORI...........3   3   3   2   2   2   1   1   1   2   2   2
ADI.............2   4   5   15  24  29  35  32  33  28  22  13
Vrate kt-ft/1K..0   0   3   10  17  20  25  26  23  19  15  9
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain after 3 am.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Dewpoint............26 increasing to 31 late in the evening.
Max apparent temp...48.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest around 2 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 2 to 3 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 2 to 3 mph.
Vent Rate...........Poor (800 knot-ft).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 to 2.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........11  14  20  26  32  38  43  49  57  66  74  75
Weather cov.....                                        SCH SCH
Weather type....                                        RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  20  20
Temp............48  45  42  40  40  41  41  41  42  42  42  43
Dewpoint........24  26  27  27  28  29  30  31  31  32  32  33
RH..............39  47  55  59  62  62  65  67  65  67  67  67
Aparnt tmp (F)..48  45  42  40  40  41  41  41  42  42  42  43
20 FT wind dir..W   SW  SW  S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT wind gust.3   3   3   5   5   5   5   5   6   7   8   8
Ridge wind dir..W   SW  SW  S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Ridge wind spd..2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.3   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2
LVORI...........2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
ADI.............2   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
                    in the morning, then rain likely in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........47 percent.
Dewpoint............36 increasing to 45.
Max apparent temp...61.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 6 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......South 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 2 to 3 mph shifting to the southeast 5 to
                    6 mph in the late morning and early afternoon,
                    then shifting to the west around 12 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Vent Rate...........Poor (800 knot-ft) increasing to poor (8100
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 to 20.

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........77  78  76  74  72  74  75  76  74  72  71  71
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).30  30  40  40  40  50  60  60  60  60  60  60
Temp............44  44  46  48  50  53  56  59  60  61  61  60
Dewpoint........34  35  36  36  37  38  39  40  42  43  45  46
RH..............68  70  68  63  61  57  53  49  51  51  56  60
Aparnt tmp (F)..42  42  45  46  48  53  56  59  60  61  61  60
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   5   5   5   6   7   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.9   9   9   10  10  12  13  13  13  12  12  12
Ridge wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Ridge wind spd..5   5   5   6   6   6   7   8   7   7   7   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.8
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.2   2   3   3   5   5   6   6   12  12  12  12
LVORI...........3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
ADI.............2   2   3   4   5   6   10  11  20  16  14  13
Vrate kt-ft/1K..1   1   2   2   3   4   8   10  17  12  9   8
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

$$
Forecaster...GREIF
Requested by...David DeGennaro
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2525928.0/JKL
.DELDT 11/15/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL david.degennaro@usda.gov