Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
251 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.DISCUSSION....Humidity increases Monday, with widespread
showers and thunderstorms arriving Tuesday and persisting through
Wednesday morning until the passage of a cold front. Behind the
front, temperatures will trend cooler yet will still be near
normal for early October.


KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-060815-
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
251 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           80
Precip type           None         None         showers      tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      52-62 (+10)  81-84 (+1)   61-65        71-74
Rh % (24H TREND)      84-100 (+2)  39-53 (+19)  84-100       62-85
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW 2-6 G13
Precip duration                                 1            5
Precip begin                                                 Continuing
Precip end                                                   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.10         0.67
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4400                      2000
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  6                     SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  22000                     22000
ADI Early             4            16           4            24
ADI Late              7            29           5            24
Max LVORI Early       5            7            6            8
Max LVORI Late        8            3            6            6

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>088-114-116-060815-
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
251 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           60
Precip type           None         None         showers      tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      54-62 (+10)  79-82 (+1)   57-65        74-77
Rh % (24H TREND)      84-100 (+1)  42-62 (+21)  87-100       54-85
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW 2-6 G13
Precip duration                                 1            2
Precip begin                                                 Continuing
Precip end                                                   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.42
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4100                      2400
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  7                     S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24600                     24000
ADI Early             4            21           4            26
ADI Late              9            33           6            25
Max LVORI Early       6            6            6            8
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            5

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.

$$

KYZ079-083-060815-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
251 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           70
Precip type           None         None         showers      tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      56-62 (+10)  82-83 (-1)   62-65        76-79
Rh % (24H TREND)      90-100 (0)   45-54 (+14)  93-100       67-80
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S 2-6 G14
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW 2-6 G14
Precip duration                                 1            2
Precip begin                                                 Continuing
Precip end                                                   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.55
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4000                      2000
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  7                     S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24000                     22000
ADI Early             4            23           4            26
ADI Late              7            31           8            22
Max LVORI Early       6            7            6            7
Max LVORI Late        8            3            6            5

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.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-060815-
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
251 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           60
Precip type           None         None         showers      tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      53-62 (+11)  80-83 (+1)   60-65        74-77
Rh % (24H TREND)      84-100 (+5)  39-55 (+18)  84-100       60-79
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration                                 1            2
Precip begin                                                 Continuing
Precip end                                                   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.32
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5200                      2800
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  6                     S  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  26000                     19600
ADI Early             4            25           5            20
ADI Late              8            35           6            22
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            6
Max LVORI Late        8            3            6            6

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...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds less
than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East
winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds less
than 10 mph, becoming west early in the evening.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less
than 10 mph.

$$

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