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
1240 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...Showers and thunderstorms will continue to be
possible each afternoon. The bulk of the showers and storms will
dissipate around sunset. Areas of valley fog will then develop
each night. Temperatures will range around seasonal normals
through with high humidity during the next 7 days.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-162015-
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
1240 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     60           30           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (+1)      71 (0)       91
Rh % (24H TREND)      57 (+2)      100 (0)      59
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       2            1            2
Precip begin          8 AM                      8 AM
Precip end            Continuing                Continuing
Precip amount         0.21         0.05         0.04
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6800                      7700
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 18                     W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     108800                    92400
ADI Early             75           4            111
ADI Late              93           6            90
Max LVORI Early       9            7            7
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-162015-
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
1240 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     50           40           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      91 (+1)      71 (+1)      91
Rh % (24H TREND)      52 (-1)      100 (0)      57
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin                                    Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.18         0.07         0.12
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6700                      6200
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 16                     SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     93800                     62000
ADI Early             78           4            70
ADI Late              96           4            56
Max LVORI Early       7            7            7
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ079-083-162015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
1240 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     50           30           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      91 (+1)      72 (+1)      91
Rh % (24H TREND)      57 (+1)      100 (0)      59
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin                                    Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.12         0.04         0.06
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5900                      6600
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 18                     W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     94400                     72600
ADI Early             78           4            76
ADI Late              101          4            83
Max LVORI Early       7            8            7
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-162015-
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
1240 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     50           40           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      91 (+2)      71 (+1)      90
Rh % (24H TREND)      53 (-1)      100 (0)      59
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin                                    Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.09         0.10         0.12
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7200                      6100
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 16                     W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     100800                    85400
ADI Early             95           3            93
ADI Late              103          6            65
Max LVORI Early       7            7            7
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s.
South winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in
the upper 80s. South winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds less than
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds less than
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.

$$

GREIF