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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.DISCUSSION...Showers and thunderstorms will continue to be
possible each afternoon. The bulk of the showers and storms will
dissipate around sunset. Areas of valley fog will then develop
each night. Temperatures will range around seasonal normals
with high humidity during the next 7 days.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-172030-
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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     70           60           80
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      89 (0)       70 (-2)      87
Rh % (24H TREND)      59 (-3)      100 (+1)     64
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       SW  6 G17                 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       2            2            5
Precip begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.30         0.08         0.26
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6200                      4800
Transport wnd (mph)   W 10                      SW  3
Vent rate (kt-ft)     55800                     14400
ADI Early             76           3            14
ADI Late              41           1            21
Max LVORI Early       6            9            9
Max LVORI Late        3            10           4

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-172030-
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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     60           40           80
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (0)       70 (-2)      88
Rh % (24H TREND)      56 (-2)      100 (+2)     60
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       SW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       2            1            5
Precip begin          8 AM                      Continuing
Precip end            Continuing                Continuing
Precip amount         0.27         0.09         0.30
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6400                      4700
Transport wnd (mph)   W 12                      W  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     64000                     28200
ADI Early             77           3            27
ADI Late              63           2            25
Max LVORI Early       6            7            7
Max LVORI Late        3            9            4

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

$$

KYZ079-083-172030-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     60           50           80
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (-1)      71 (-1)      88
Rh % (24H TREND)      58 (-2)      100 (+2)     65
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       SW  6                     Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       2            1            5
Precip begin          10 AM                     Continuing
Precip end            Continuing                Continuing
Precip amount         0.25         0.11         0.25
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6900                      4700
Transport wnd (mph)   SW  8                     W  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     48300                     28200
ADI Early             84           4            25
ADI Late              62           3            23
Max LVORI Early       6            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            4

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-172030-
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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     70           50           80
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (0)       70 (-2)      87
Rh % (24H TREND)      57 (0)       100 (+1)     64
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       SW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       2            1            5
Precip begin          8 AM                      Continuing
Precip end            Continuing                Continuing
Precip amount         0.21         0.18         0.36
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6200                      4700
Transport wnd (mph)   W 13                      SW  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     68200                     23500
ADI Early             70           4            28
ADI Late              61           1            31
Max LVORI Early       6            8            9
Max LVORI Late        4            10           5

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds less than
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. West winds less than 10 mph.

$$

GREIF