Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
345 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...Drier weather is expected through tonight as
high pressure passes to our south and east. However, another
quick moving system will track from the Alberta to the Great
Lakes by tonight and then into the St Lawrence Valley on Wednesday.
Ahead of that system, it will become windy on Wednesday with
southwesterly winds gusting to between 30 and 40 mph. The cold
front associated with that system will cross eastern KY Wednesday
afternoon/evening followed by a secondary front Wednesday night to
early on Thursday. The first front will bring a good chance for
rain/graupel showers perhaps mixed with snow. As colder air moves
in behind it and with the secondary front any additional
precipitation should be snow showers. Another system could bring
accumulating snow north of the Mountain Parkway and across the Big
Sandy Basin Thursday night into Friday.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-100915-
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
345 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 80 40 0
Precip type None rain snow None
Temp (24H TREND) 34-38 (+20) 43-46 (+4) 25-28 31-34
Rh % (24H TREND) 67-85 (-13) 55-71 (+16) 81-96 49-67
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 11-15 G36 W 2-6 G13
20ftwnd-PM(mph) SW 7-11 G29 W 10-14 G32 W 6-10 G26 Lgt/Var
Precip duration 2 1
Precip begin Continuing
Precip end Continuing
Precip amount 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2600 3800
Transport wnd (mph) W 28 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62400 45600
ADI Early 16 61 24 34
ADI Late 32 63 27 36
Max LVORI Early 3 3 4 4
Max LVORI Late 3 3 5 3
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.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-100915-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Owsley-Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg,
Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan,
Booneville, and Manchester
345 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 40 40 0
Precip type None rain snow None
Temp (24H TREND) 28-38 (+15) 45-50 (+6) 20-29 34-37
Rh % (24H TREND) 70-96 (0) 54-76 (+26) 82-100 46-79
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 10-14 G34 W 2-6 G13
20ftwnd-PM(mph) S 6-10 G28 W 10-14 G32 W 6-10 G28 W 2-6 G13
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2900 3500
Transport wnd (mph) W 28 W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 69600 31500
ADI Early 15 61 22 30
ADI Late 24 66 23 27
Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 4
Max LVORI Late 3 3 5 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-100915-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
345 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 40 0 0
Precip type None rain None None
Temp (24H TREND) 35-39 (+16) 46-49 (+3) 25-28 35-38
Rh % (24H TREND) 70-82 (-16) 60-71 (+21) 85-100 50-62
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 13-17 G36 W 2-6 G13
20ftwnd-PM(mph) S 7-11 G27 W 12-16 G32 W 7-11 G26 W 2-6 G13
Precip duration 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3100 3700
Transport wnd (mph) W 30 W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 80600 33300
ADI Early 15 68 22 27
ADI Late 26 74 26 28
Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 4
Max LVORI Late 3 3 5 3
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.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-100915-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson,
Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg,
Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
345 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Chance precip (%) 0 70 60 10
Precip type None rain snow snow
Temp (24H TREND) 31-37 (+16) 46-49 (+6) 23-29 32-35
Rh % (24H TREND) 67-92 (-3) 55-68 (+14) 81-100 52-76
20ftwnd-AM(mph) SW 9-13 G34 W 2-6 G15
20ftwnd-PM(mph) S 5-9 G27 W 9-13 G30 W 7-11 G28 W 2-6 G13
Precip duration 2 2 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Precip amount 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3000 3700
Transport wnd (mph) W 28 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72000 40700
ADI Early 14 68 25 35
ADI Late 26 66 28 35
Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 4
Max LVORI Late 3 4 5 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
mid 40s. South winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest
winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds less
than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the lower 20s. Northwest winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 14. North winds less
than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the mid 20s. South winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
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