069  
FNUS53 KLMK 181937  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY, MILD, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON  
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MOSTLY IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.  
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET WITH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS AT  
TIMES. SOME AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD OCCUR UNDER THESE CONDITION,  
ESPECIALLY WITH THE GUSTS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE  
ACROSS OUR NW TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-190815-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025 /237 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 60 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+5) 77 (-3) 56 81  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+31) 60 (+21) 94 45  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G21 SW 5 LGT/VAR SE 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.22 0.07 0.02  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3065 5417  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 S 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58235 102340  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 23 FAIR  
ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 48 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 119 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 6 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND  
60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-190815-  
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  
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025 /237 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+7) 81 (0) 60 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+16) 50 (+7) 90 45  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 9 G19 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G21 SW 9 G18 LGT/VAR S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4304 5379  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 S 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80218 109767  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 58 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 27 FAIR  
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 67 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 101 VERY GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND  
80. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-190815-  
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  
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 40 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+8) 79 (-1) 57 81  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+25) 56 (+16) 93 50  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 8 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G21 SW 7 G17 LGT/VAR SE 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.09 0.03 0.02  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4274 5130  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 S 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89250 89676  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 60 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 22 FAIR  
ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 61 GOOD 7 POOR 71 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 5 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND  
60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-190815-  
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  
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+11) 80 (0) 57 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+16) 51 (+15) 92 52  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 10 G20 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G22 SW 10 G21 LGT/VAR SE 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4542 4792  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 S 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 99924 63630  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 72 GOOD 10 POOR 17 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 66 GOOD 7 POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND  
60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-190815-  
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  
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025 /237 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+9) 82 (+1) 60 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (+15) 44 (+17) 91 46  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 9 G19 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G20 SW 10 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4885 5297  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 S 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 117240 68861  
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 73 GOOD 8 POOR 25 FAIR  
ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 81 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 61 GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 5 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
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