Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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FNUS53 KJKL 020909
FWFJKL
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
509 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...Surface high pressure will exist over the area today
but a weak boundary will bring increased chances of showers and
storms this afternoon. Better chances of wetting rain arrive for
Wednesday as a cold front dives southeast into the region. Weak
surface high pressure will arrive again for Thursday but a secondary
front will bring another round of showers and storms for Friday into
Saturday. High pressure and below average temperatures will build
into the region for the weekend.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-022015-
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
509 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 20 20 40
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 82 (0) 55 (+1) 81
Rh % (24H TREND) 34 (0) 100 (+9) 46
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.02
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 8600 7400
Transport wnd (mph) E 3 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25800 66600
ADI Early 27 2 55
ADI Late 29 4 66
Max LVORI Early 6 7 8
Max LVORI Late 2 9 3
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-022015-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Owsley-
Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville,
Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville,
and Manchester
509 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 40 40 50
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 80 (0) 56 (0) 80
Rh % (24H TREND) 45 (-2) 100 (+2) 50
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.07 0.04 0.07
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7600 6700
Transport wnd (mph) NE 2 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15200 53600
ADI Early 20 2 38
ADI Late 17 4 55
Max LVORI Early 7 8 8
Max LVORI Late 3 9 3
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-022015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
509 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 40 40 40
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 81 (-1) 56 (-1) 82
Rh % (24H TREND) 46 (0) 100 (+1) 48
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.09 0.04 0.04
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7300 6300
Transport wnd (mph) NE 3 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21900 56700
ADI Early 22 2 41
ADI Late 16 4 56
Max LVORI Early 8 8 8
Max LVORI Late 3 9 3
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-022015-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman,
Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
509 AM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 20 40 50
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 80 (0) 56 (+1) 78
Rh % (24H TREND) 37 (-4) 100 (+8) 53
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.07
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 8500 7300
Transport wnd (mph) SE 3 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25500 58400
ADI Early 25 2 36
ADI Late 24 5 59
Max LVORI Early 6 7 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northeast winds less
than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds less
than 10 mph.
$$
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