Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
979
FNUS53 KJKL 182044
FWFJKL
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
344 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...A warm front will lift north across much of the region this
evening before sagging back south into the area tonight and
eventually drop south of the Commonwealth on Wednesday night. Showers
and some thunderstorms are expected this evening, with chances for
showers decreasing overnight though remaining through Wednesday
evening. Rainfall of a quarter to a half of an inch is forecast on
average for this evening into Wednesday evening. This boundary will
likely return north into eastern KY for Thursday evening into
Saturday and interact with passing upper level disturbances to bring
a wetting to soaking rain to eastern KY. Generally mild temperatures
should prevail for Wednesday to the weekend.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-190915-
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
344 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 100 0 20 0
Precip type tstms None showers None
Temp (24H TREND) 45 (+13) 59 (+7) 44 62
Rh % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 74 (+18) 100 64
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 3 1
Precip begin 7 PM
Precip end 6 AM
Precip amount 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2000 2900
Transport wnd (mph) NE 5 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 8000 17400
ADI Early 8 8 2 19
ADI Late 5 9 4 20
Max LVORI Early 7 9 10 9
Max LVORI Late 9 6 10 4
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-190915-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Owsley-
Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville,
Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville,
and Manchester
344 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 100 20 20 0
Precip type tstms showers showers None
Temp (24H TREND) 51 (+17) 67 (+3) 48 66
Rh % (24H TREND) 100 (+25) 73 (+44) 100 59
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 5 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 4 1 1
Precip begin 7 PM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.40 0.01 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2700 2700
Transport wnd (mph) W 7 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 16200 16200
ADI Early 13 11 2 17
ADI Late 7 15 5 18
Max LVORI Early 6 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 9 6 9 4
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-190915-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
344 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 100 0 20 20
Precip type tstms None showers rain
Temp (24H TREND) 53 (+17) 67 (-1) 49 66
Rh % (24H TREND) 100 (+21) 74 (+39) 100 65
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 6 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 4 1 1
Precip begin 7 PM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.41 0.00 0.00 0.02
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2400 2200
Transport wnd (mph) W 8 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 16800 13200
ADI Early 13 11 2 15
ADI Late 7 16 5 16
Max LVORI Early 7 9 9 8
Max LVORI Late 9 5 10 4
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-190915-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman,
Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
344 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 100 0 20 0
Precip type tstms None showers None
Temp (24H TREND) 49 (+16) 64 (+6) 47 65
Rh % (24H TREND) 100 (+23) 74 (+39) 100 59
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 7 PM
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2000 3000
Transport wnd (mph) NW 5 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 8000 18000
ADI Early 12 7 2 20
ADI Late 8 9 5 21
Max LVORI Early 6 9 10 9
Max LVORI Late 9 7 10 4
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Colder. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. West winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds less
than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds less
than 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
South winds less than 10 mph.
$$