390  
FNUS53 KJKL 170435  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE  
POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL  
DISSIPATE AROUND SUNSET. AREAS OF VALLEY FOG WILL THEN DEVELOP  
EACH NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS  
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-172030-  
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-  
JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-LEE-MARTIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLEMINGSBURG, CAMARGO, JEFFERSONVILLE,  
MOUNT STERLING, OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, IRVINE, RAVENNA, CLAY CITY,  
STANTON, FRENCHBURG, SANDY HOOK, WEST LIBERTY, PAINTSVILLE, CAMPTON,  
SALYERSVILLE, BEATTYVILLE, AND INEZ  
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (0) 70 (-2) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-3) 100 (+1) 64  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 6 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.08 0.26  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6200 4800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 3  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55800 14400  
ADI EARLY 76 3 14  
ADI LATE 41 1 21  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-172030-  
ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-OWSLEY-  
CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRODHEAD, MOUNT VERNON, MCKEE, ANNVILLE,  
LONDON, STEARNS, WHITLEY CITY, CORBIN, WILLIAMSBURG, BARBOURVILLE,  
MIDDLESBORO, PINEVILLE, CUMBERLAND, HARLAN, BOONEVILLE,  
AND MANCHESTER  
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (0) 70 (-2) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-2) 100 (+2) 60  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.09 0.30  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6400 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 W 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64000 28200  
ADI EARLY 77 3 27  
ADI LATE 63 2 25  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-172030-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-1) 71 (-1) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-2) 100 (+2) 65  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.11 0.25  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6900 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 W 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48300 28200  
ADI EARLY 84 4 25  
ADI LATE 62 3 23  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 7 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-172030-  
FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRESTONSBURG, WHEELWRIGHT, JACKSON, HINDMAN,  
PIPPA PASSES, HAZARD, HYDEN, JENKINS, WHITESBURG, COAL RUN,  
ELKHORN CITY, PIKEVILLE, AND SOUTH WILLIAMSON  
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 50 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (0) 70 (-2) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (0) 100 (+1) 64  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.18 0.36  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6200 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 SW 6  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68200 23500  
ADI EARLY 70 4 28  
ADI LATE 61 1 31  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 10 5  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
GREIF  
 
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