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
222 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

.DISCUSSION...A dry cold front continues to pass through the area
this afternoon but the frontal passage will be of zero consequence.
Surface high pressure will remain overhead through Monday before a
series of fronts bring wetting rain from Tuesday through early
Wednesday. High pressure returns, and with it colder and drier air
for Thanksgiving and the rest of the week.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-240915-
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
222 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            90           90
Precip type           None         None         showers      showers
Temp (24H TREND)      33 (-6)      61 (+5)      46           64
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      46 (-20)     100          75
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  5
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip duration                                 5            5
Precip begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.18         0.40
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2100                      2600
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  12600                     44200
ADI Early             3            11           7            39
ADI Late              4            13           18           38
Max LVORI Early       9            9            5            5
Max LVORI Late        9            3            6            5

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-240915-
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
222 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            80           90
Precip type           None         None         showers      tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      35 (-7)      65 (+5)      48           67
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+1)     45 (-11)     100          72
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  8 G21
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip duration                                 5            5
Precip begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.17         0.39
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3000                      3100
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  30000                     55800
ADI Early             3            15           8            39
ADI Late              5            29           20           41
Max LVORI Early       9            8            5            4
Max LVORI Late        9            3            5            5

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

$$

KYZ079-083-240915-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
222 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            90           90
Precip type           None         None         showers      tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      36 (-6)      66 (+6)      51           67
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      51 (-10)     100          75
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S 10 G20
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  8 G18
Precip duration                                 5            5
Precip begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.29         0.39
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2600                      2900
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  26000                     55100
ADI Early             3            16           12           44
ADI Late              7            28           23           46
Max LVORI Early       8            8            5            4
Max LVORI Late        9            3            5            4

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-240915-
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
222 PM EST Sun Nov 23 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           90
Precip type           None         None         showers      showers
Temp (24H TREND)      35 (-8)      64 (+5)      48           66
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+2)     42 (-14)     93           70
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S  6 G19
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip duration                                 2            5
Precip begin                                    7 PM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.33
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3100                      2900
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      SW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  21700                     58000
ADI Early             3            10           8            41
ADI Late              5            22           18           46
Max LVORI Early       9            8            4            4
Max LVORI Late        9            3            4            4

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s.
West winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
less than 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Not as cool. Lows
in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
South winds less than 10 mph.

$$

GINNICK