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FNUS53 KJKL 051044  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
644 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY  
INTO THIS WEEKEND MAKING FOR DRY, WARM AND PLEASANT WEATHER  
THROUGH SATURDAY. RENEWED RAIN CHANCES ARRIVE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF  
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS AND CONTINUE INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-052015-  
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  
644 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83-84 (+2) 57-66 (+9) 84-85  
RH % (24H TREND) 29-41 (+4) 70-100 (+5) 33-47  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G18  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 G15 LGT/VAR SW 3-7 G17  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5900 5900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 W 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70800 76700  
ADI EARLY 89 5 96  
ADI LATE 97 10 103  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-052015-  
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  
644 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 82-85 (+4) 53-65 (+8) 83-86  
RH % (24H TREND) 31-50 (+13) 75-100 (+5) 33-50  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G16  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5500 6100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 W 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49500 61000  
ADI EARLY 70 4 84  
ADI LATE 70 8 83  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ079-083-052015-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
644 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83-84 (+2) 57-65 (+7) 85-86  
RH % (24H TREND) 35-44 (+5) 81-100 (+3) 38-49  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 3-7 G16  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 3-7 G15 LGT/VAR SW 4-8 G16  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 5800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55000 58000  
ADI EARLY 70 4 80  
ADI LATE 67 8 75  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-052015-  
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  
644 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83-86 (+3) 54-65 (+9) 84-87  
RH % (24H TREND) 29-41 (+6) 70-100 (+5) 33-43  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G15  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G15  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6200 6600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 W 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55800 79200  
ADI EARLY 68 4 95  
ADI LATE 78 8 105  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2  
 
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T OVER 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX  
RH OVER 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS  
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY  
OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
GEERTSON  
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