090  
FNUS53 KLMK 230908  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
408 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
COLD AND BLUSTERY WEATHER TODAY, WITH BREEZY NW WINDS  
AND TEMPS ONLY IN THE 30S. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED, THOUGH COULD  
SEE SOME FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW MAINLY ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS.  
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FOR TUE AND WED, THOUGH OUR NEXT CHANCES FOR  
SOAKING RAIN COME WED NIGHT INTO THU. TEMPS GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH  
THE WEEK.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-232115-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
408 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026 /308 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+3) 19 (+1) 44  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-12) 78 (+6) 30  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 6 G18 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR S 8 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5505 3259  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 SW 30  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107220 90712  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 52 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 71 GOOD  
ADI LATE 67 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 94 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS  
AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-232115-  
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  
408 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026 /308 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (+2) 19 (-1) 46  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-9) 78 (+7) 30  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 8 LGT/VAR S 9 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5893 3303  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 SW 28  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122955 83808  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 64 GOOD 8 POOR 59 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 88 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 87 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 1 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-232115-  
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  
408 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+2) 19 (-2) 43  
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-12) 81 (0) 32  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G19 S 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 9 G18 LGT/VAR S 10 G22  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5897 3342  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 SW 28  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122577 91308  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL  
ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 13 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 74 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 75 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.   
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-232115-  
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  
408 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE FLURRIES NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (+1) 19 (-3) 42  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-16) 82 (-3) 33  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 10 G20 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G19 NW 5 SW 9 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5583 3358  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 SW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122590 66990  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 64 GOOD 26 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 77 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 80 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-232115-  
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  
408 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026 /308 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+1) 19 (-2) 45  
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-15) 83 (+1) 32  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR S 8 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5793 3334  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 SW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 123552 64281  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 63 GOOD 11 POOR 52 GEN GOOD  
ADI LATE 75 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 78 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
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