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 171040
FWFJKL
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
640 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...Hot and mostly dry weather is on tap again for today
and continues through the weekend and possibly longer. Record high
temperatures are possible, as well. At least some small rain chances
are noted this afternoon with a potential around each day after that
- likely peaking on Sunday.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-172015-
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
640 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 20 40
Precip type None tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 92 (+1) 68 (0) 87
Rh % (24H TREND) 47 (-8) 100 (+1) 62
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.07
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7500 5800
Transport wnd (mph) NW 13 NW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 82500 40600
ADI Early 69 1 27
ADI Late 90 2 32
Max LVORI Early 8 8 9
Max LVORI Late 3 9 5
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-172015-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Owsley-
Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville,
Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville,
and Manchester
640 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 30
Precip type None None tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 93 (+2) 68 (+1) 92
Rh % (24H TREND) 42 (-9) 100 (0) 47
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.04
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7200 5900
Transport wnd (mph) NW 6 NW 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36000 35400
ADI Early 35 1 33
ADI Late 48 2 31
Max LVORI Early 9 7 7
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-172015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
640 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 0 30
Precip type None None tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 94 (+1) 71 (+2) 93
Rh % (24H TREND) 42 (-8) 100 (0) 48
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.02
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7200 6800
Transport wnd (mph) N 6 NW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36000 54400
ADI Early 39 1 41
ADI Late 47 2 57
Max LVORI Early 9 5 6
Max LVORI Late 2 7 3
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-172015-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman,
Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
640 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Today Tonight Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Chance precip (%) 30 20 50
Precip type tstms tstms tstms
Temp (24H TREND) 91 (+1) 67 (0) 88
Rh % (24H TREND) 50 (-4) 100 (+1) 57
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.05 0.02 0.06
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7400 5800
Transport wnd (mph) NW 8 NW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 51800 40600
ADI Early 54 1 26
ADI Late 66 2 29
Max LVORI Early 8 8 8
Max LVORI Late 3 9 5
Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds less
than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds less
than 10 mph, becoming north early in the evening.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. East winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. East winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
80s. Southeast winds less than 10 mph, becoming north early in the
evening.
$$
GREIF