Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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FWFJKL
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
252 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
.DISCUSSION...Persistent high pressure will keep the weather for
eastern Kentucky warm and dry through Monday. A strong
disturbance and approaching cold front will bring scattered to
widespread showers and thunderstorms to eastern Kentucky Monday
night through Wednesday, with highest precipitation amounts most
likely toward the Interstate 64 corridor and lowest amounts toward
the Middlesboro area.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-050815-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-
Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Lee-Martin-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville,
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna,
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Sandy Hook, West Liberty,
Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Beattyville, and Inez
252 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Clear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 50-58 (+5) 82-83 (0) 52-63 80-81
Rh % (24H TREND) 75-100 (+1) 29-38 (+5) 84-100 41-58
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5700 4100
Transport wnd (mph) S 6 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28500 16400
ADI Early 3 25 3 13
ADI Late 8 41 6 22
Max LVORI Early 5 5 5 8
Max LVORI Late 6 2 6 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-050815-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Owsley-Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg,
Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan,
Booneville, and Manchester
252 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 48-58 (+6) 78-83 (+2) 53-62 78-81
Rh % (24H TREND) 75-100 (+1) 34-55 (+19) 81-100 45-66
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5000 3900
Transport wnd (mph) SE 7 SE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 30000 19500
ADI Early 3 29 4 19
ADI Late 7 44 8 26
Max LVORI Early 6 7 5 7
Max LVORI Late 6 2 7 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-050815-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
252 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Precip type None None None showers
Temp (24H TREND) 51-59 (+7) 82-83 (0) 54-63 80-81
Rh % (24H TREND) 86-100 (0) 34-42 (+6) 87-100 49-60
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5300 3600
Transport wnd (mph) SE 7 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31800 21600
ADI Early 3 31 4 20
ADI Late 5 44 6 29
Max LVORI Early 6 8 5 8
Max LVORI Late 8 2 7 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-050815-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson,
Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg,
Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
252 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 49-58 (+7) 79-82 (+1) 51-62 79-82
Rh % (24H TREND) 72-100 (+2) 28-44 (+8) 84-100 42-57
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5400 4400
Transport wnd (mph) SE 7 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 32400 17600
ADI Early 3 29 4 13
ADI Late 8 42 7 23
Max LVORI Early 5 5 5 8
Max LVORI Late 5 2 7 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows around 60.
Southwest winds less than 10 mph, becoming northwest early in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs around 70.
North winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds less
than 10 mph.
$$
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