450 FNUS73 KJKL 281153 FWSJKL Spot Forecast for Chestnut Flats...USFS National Weather Service Jackson KY 653 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION....Above average temperatures are expected today as highs climb to nearly 70. A moisture starved cold front is forecast to move across the burn area on Sunday morning. Drier and colder weather follows for Sunday behind the passing cold front; however, better chances for wetting precipitation arrive late Sunday night into Monday. A prolonged period with multiple rounds of shower chances should persist through the remainder of the week. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 69. Min humidity........Around 34 percent. Dewpoint............around 40. Max apparent temp...Around 69. Wind (20 ft)........West to southwest 4 to 7 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West to southwest 5 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......Around 4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 6 to 10 mph. Vent Rate...........Poor (19400 knot-ft) early to poor (26000 knot-ft) to marginal (36200 knot-ft). LVORI...............1 to 2. ADI.................21 to 49. TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........3 2 2 2 1 4 3 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............58 62 65 68 68 69 67 Dewpoint........39 39 40 41 40 41 40 RH..............49 43 40 37 36 36 37 Aparnt tmp (F)..58 62 65 68 68 69 67 20 FT wind dir..SW W W W W SW SW 20 FT wind spd..5 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT wind gust.10 10 10 10 9 9 8 Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W SW Ridge wind spd..6 7 8 7 7 7 6 Mix hgt (kft)...2.2 2.9 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.5 3.0 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.10 10 10 9 9 9 6 LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 2 ADI.............28 37 44 43 47 49 21 Vrate kt-ft/1K..19 26 31 31 34 36 15 Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Min temperature.....Around 49. Max humidity........around 77 percent. Dewpoint............Max 42. Max apparent temp...Max 63. Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 3 to 5 mph. Mixing height.......100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West to southwest 3 to 8 mph. Vent Rate...........Decreasing to poor (500 knot-ft). LVORI...............2 to 3. ADI.................2 to 4. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........5 20 28 38 28 42 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 Temp............63 57 52 50 51 51 Dewpoint........42 43 43 42 43 42 RH..............46 59 71 74 74 71 Aparnt tmp (F)..63 57 52 49 51 51 20 ft wind......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 20 ft wind gust.6 6 7 12 13 10 Ridgetop wind...SW 5 SW 3 S 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 Mix hgt (ft)....1600 200 100 200 200 300 Transport wind..W 5 SW 3 SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.............2 2 2 3 4 4 Vrate kt-ft/1K..6 1 1 1 2 2 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 58. Min humidity........Around 54 percent. Dewpoint............Around 43 . Max apparent temp...56. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the late morning and early afternoon, then shifting to the north 6 to 7 mph late in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......West 5 to 6 mph shifting to the north 8 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......Max 3300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest to west 9 to 14 mph, becoming north 13 to 16 mph after 0900. Vent Rate...........Poor (3600 knot-ft) early, increasing to poor 28700 knot-ft) to fair (46800 knot-ft) in the afternoon. LVORI...............1 to 3. ADI.................10 to 49. TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........43 52 60 74 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 0 0 0 Temp............50 54 55 54 Dewpoint........42 44 42 39 RH..............74 69 61 57 Aparnt tmp (F)..49 54 55 54 20 FT wind......SW 5G9 W 6G9 NW 7G13 N 8G15 Ridgetop wind...SW 5 W 7 NW 9 N 9 Mix hgt (ft)....500 1500 3000 3200 Transport wind..SW 9 W 14 N 14 N 14 LVORI...........3 3 1 1 ADI.............10 22 33 45 Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 18 36 38 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR POOR POOR $$ Forecaster...JP Requested by...Michael Tapley Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2604121.2/JKL .DELDT 02/28/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL michael.tapley@usda.gov