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
615 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

.DISCUSSION....A cold front will move across the Commonwealth today
into tonight. Moisture will be seasonably high with ahead of this
boundary making locally heavy rainfall possible, especially north of
the Mountain Parkway and west of I-75 - along with a few
thunderstorms. Much cooler and drier air then arrives behind the
front on Wednesday continuing through the rest of the work week.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-072015-
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
615 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     100          100          0
Precip type           tstms        tstms        None
Temp (24H TREND)      73 (-10)     54 (-9)      70
Rh % (24H TREND)      80 (+35)     100 (0)      47
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   N  5
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  5
Precip duration       6            3
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         1.16         0.26         0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    2400                      5000
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 22                     NE 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     45600                     60000
ADI Early             28           7            61
ADI Late              34           17           74
Max LVORI Early       8            9            5
Max LVORI Late        6            8            3

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-072015-
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
615 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     100          90           20
Precip type           tstms        tstms        showers
Temp (24H TREND)      74 (-7)      57 (-6)      70
Rh % (24H TREND)      77 (+29)     100 (+1)     55
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   N  6
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       S  5         Lgt/Var      NE  7 G18
Precip duration       6            5            1
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.60         0.33         0.01
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    2800                      4900
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 15                     NE 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     36400                     58800
ADI Early             21           8            31
ADI Late              22           13           62
Max LVORI Early       7            8            5
Max LVORI Late        6            8            3

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

$$

KYZ079-083-072015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
615 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     100          90           0
Precip type           tstms        tstms        None
Temp (24H TREND)      76 (-6)      57 (-7)      71
Rh % (24H TREND)      81 (+30)     100 (0)      55
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       S  6 G18                  N  8 G18
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       S  7 G19     Lgt/Var      NE  9 G19
Precip duration       7            3
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.97         0.26         0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    2000                      4800
Transport wnd (mph)   S 18                      NE 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     32000                     62400
ADI Early             19           8            37
ADI Late              31           12           56
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5
Max LVORI Late        5            8            3

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-072015-
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
615 AM EDT Tue Oct 7 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     100          100          30
Precip type           tstms        tstms        showers
Temp (24H TREND)      75 (-8)      58 (-4)      69
Rh % (24H TREND)      75 (+29)     100 (+3)     58
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  5
Precip duration       5            6            1
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.36         0.54         0.01
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    2800                      4700
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 14                     N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     33600                     56400
ADI Early             23           9            32
ADI Late              24           14           69
Max LVORI Early       7            8            5
Max LVORI Late        8            8            4

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds less than
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds less
than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
East winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less than
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northeast winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less than
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds less than
10 mph.

$$

GREIF