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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1215 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
DISCUSSION
A SLOW-MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THEREAFTER, A SERIES OF
PASSING DISTURBANCES, AND EVENTUALLY A COLD FRONT, ARE EXPECTED TO
TRACK ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, KEEPING
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-122015-
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
1215 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 100
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-7) 59 (-2) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (+34) 100 (+7) 60
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SE 5 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) E 6 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 4 1 8
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.08 0.25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 16 S 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49000 30600
ADI EARLY 46 7 31
ADI LATE 47 8 32
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-122015-
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
1215 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 100
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (-4) 59 (-1) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+15) 100 (+3) 55
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SE 5 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SE 5 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 8
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.40 0.11 0.30
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 17 S 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63000 41600
ADI EARLY 49 6 41
ADI LATE 53 7 43
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-122015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
1215 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 100
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (-4) 59 (-2) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (+14) 100 (+3) 62
20FTWND-AM(MPH) E 5 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SE 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 8
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.34 0.18 0.26
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 4600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 16 S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58800 41400
ADI EARLY 43 6 38
ADI LATE 51 8 40
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-122015-
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
1215 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 100
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-6) 59 (-1) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+15) 100 (+3) 58
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SE 5 G19 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SE 5 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 4 2 8
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.32 0.11 0.34
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 18 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65600 35700
ADI EARLY 54 8 34
ADI LATE 57 7 36
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
GEERTSON
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