122  
FNUS53 KLMK 261852  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
252 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY AIR ALOFT AND AMPLE MIXING IS ALLOWING FOR CRASHING AFTERNOON  
RH, LOWER DEW POINTS, AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED TO REMAIN THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL  
INCREASE LATE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-270815-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
252 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026 /152 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026/  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-8) 74 (-2) 48 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 30 (-4) 100 36  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4107 5854  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32648 42390  
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR  
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 6 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 9 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-270815-  
HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-LARUE-BUTLER-  
EDMONSON-HART-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISPORT, HAWESVILLE, HARDINSBURG,  
BRANDENBURG, HARTFORD, LEITCHFIELD, ELIZABETHTOWN, HODGENVILLE,  
MORGANTOWN, BROWNSVILLE, HORSE CAVE, RUSSELLVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,  
FRANKLIN, PROVIDENCE, SCOTTSVILLE, AND GLASGOW  
252 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026 /152 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026/  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-6) 76 (-2) 48 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+14) 28 (0) 100 31  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4160 5856  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41070 42782  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 4 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 8 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.  
 

 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-270815-  
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD-CLARK IN-  
BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-SPENCER-NELSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, MADISON, CORYDON,  
NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, LOUISVILLE,  
LA GRANGE, BEDFORD, MILTON, NEW CASTLE, SHELBYVILLE,  
TAYLORSVILLE, AND BARDSTOWN  
252 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-7) 74 (-3) 47 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+14) 30 (+3) 100 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4370 5916  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 N 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43700 49264  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 5 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 8 1 9 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-270815-  
FRANKLIN-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-  
NICHOLAS-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER-JESSAMINE-CLARK KY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRANKFORT, GEORGETOWN, CYNTHIANA,  
LAWRENCEBURG, VERSAILLES, LEXINGTON, PARIS, CARLISLE,  
SPRINGFIELD, HARRODSBURG, NICHOLASVILLE, AND WINCHESTER  
252 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-4) 74 (-2) 46 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 32 (+5) 100 35  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4816 5497  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50083 43588  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 5 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 9 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-270815-  
MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-  
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, DANVILLE, LANCASTER, RICHMOND,  
GREENSBURG, CAMPBELLSVILLE, LIBERTY, STANFORD, TOMPKINSVILLE,  
EDMONTON, COLUMBIA, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, AND ALBANY  
252 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026 /152 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026/  
 
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-6) 75 (-2) 46 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 32 (+4) 100 32  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4763 5526  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47380 39291  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI STBL STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 4 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 9 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
TUESDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID  
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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