780
FNUS53 KLMK 211955
FWFLMK
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
355 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
DISCUSSION
SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY'S PATTERN, MORNING VALLEY FOG AND
PATCHY FOG OUT OF VALLEYS WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNRISE, WITH THE
LATEST DISSIPATION NEAR 10 AM EDT IN EASTERN VALLEYS. SUNNY SKIES
WILL INCREASE MIXING AND DROP MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE LOW 30S
AND MID 20S IN SOME AREAS. NNE TRANSPORT WINDS RANGE 6-9 KTS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH MIXING HEIGHTS RANGING IN THE 4-5,000 RANGE. PEAK VENT
RATES WILL REACH MARGINAL TO FAIR CONDITIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RATES
IN SOUTHERN KY.
INZ076-083-084-089-220815-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
355 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026 /255 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 73 (-1) 40 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 33 (0) 100 40
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) 4947 4523
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41670 39087
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-220815-
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
355 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026 /255 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-1) 74 (0) 40 73
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 30 (+2) 100 33
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) 5131 4729
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50990 40527
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 21 FAIR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-220815-
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
355 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-2) 72 (-1) 40 71
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+2) 32 (+1) 100 42
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) 4685 4515
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40221 41480
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 44 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-220815-
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
355 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-1) 71 (0) 37 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 32 (-1) 100 43
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) 4559 4328
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39420 42200
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 8 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-220815-
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
355 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026 /255 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (0) 73 (0) 38 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 30 (0) 100 34
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) 4925 4253
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47810 38142
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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