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FNUS53 KLMK 180753
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
353 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY AND MILD ACROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT, WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS
RETURNING ON WEDNESDAY. NEAR-SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY, SWITCHING TO THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY,
WITH WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS FORECAST AS WELL BOTH DAYS.
INZ076-083-084-089-182015-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
353 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /253 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (-2) 64 (+2) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-20) 97 (-3) 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5040 2960
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 S 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25200 16668
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 34 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-182015-
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
353 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /253 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (-3) 64 (-1) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-16) 98 (0) 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5339 4382
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 S 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 36799 32680
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 43 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-182015-
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
353 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (-2) 64 (0) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-25) 95 (-3) 62
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5384 3631
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 36274 25417
DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 44 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-182015-
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
353 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (-2) 62 (-4) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-21) 96 (-4) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5546 4969
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40760 28932
DISPERSION FAIR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-182015-
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
353 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026 /253 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-4) 63 (-4) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-13) 99 (0) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5427 4952
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 SW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37989 31962
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 44 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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