Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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FWFJKL
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
247 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...Persistent high pressure will keep the weather warm
and dry through Monday. Above normal temperatures with scant
opportunities for rainfall prevail until rain chances look to
return Tuesday into Wednesday when a cold front is expected to
drop south across the Ohio River Valley.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-040815-
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
247 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 49-59 (+7) 81-84 (+2) 49-56 82-83
Rh % (24H TREND) 83-100 (+3) 29-40 (+1) 83-100 30-41
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5700 6100
Transport wnd (mph) E 5 S 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22800 36600
ADI Early 3 28 3 25
ADI Late 3 35 7 46
Max LVORI Early 6 8 5 6
Max LVORI Late 8 2 6 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-040815-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Owsley-Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg,
Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan,
Booneville, and Manchester
247 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 50-58 (+6) 78-83 (+3) 50-57 78-83
Rh % (24H TREND) 78-100 (+3) 32-49 (+8) 80-100 34-59
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5200 5200
Transport wnd (mph) E 6 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26000 31200
ADI Early 2 31 3 26
ADI Late 4 36 7 39
Max LVORI Early 8 8 6 7
Max LVORI Late 9 2 7 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-040815-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
247 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 49-58 (+5) 82-83 (+1) 50-57 82-83
Rh % (24H TREND) 90-100 (+1) 32-41 (0) 86-100 36-45
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5400 5400
Transport wnd (mph) E 6 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27000 32400
ADI Early 2 35 3 27
ADI Late 3 42 5 41
Max LVORI Early 9 8 6 9
Max LVORI Late 9 2 8 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-040815-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson,
Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg,
Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
247 PM EDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 47-58 (+7) 79-82 (+2) 48-57 80-83
Rh % (24H TREND) 77-100 (+8) 30-43 (+2) 83-100 33-50
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5200 5900
Transport wnd (mph) E 5 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 20800 35400
ADI Early 2 26 3 28
ADI Late 4 29 8 45
Max LVORI Early 6 7 5 6
Max LVORI Late 8 2 6 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around
60. North winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
$$
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