253  
FNUS53 KJKL 131045  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
645 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
THE PROBABILITY OF RAIN HAS DROPPED OFF TODAY AS A WEAK  
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT  
THEN CROSSES THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR  
A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. WARMER AND DRY  
WEATHER FOLLOWS THROUGH MID WEEK AND POSSIBLY LONGER.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-132015-  
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  
645 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+6) 60 (-5) 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-20) 100 (0) 54  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 4500  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 NE 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51300 27000  
ADI EARLY 40 4 36  
ADI LATE 65 13 38  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-132015-  
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  
645 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+7) 64 (-1) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-22) 100 (0) 53  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6300 4100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 NE 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69300 24600  
ADI EARLY 64 1 31  
ADI LATE 80 8 35  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-132015-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
645 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+5) 66 (+1) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-21) 100 (0) 53  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 4000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 13 NE 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63800 24000  
ADI EARLY 54 2 27  
ADI LATE 73 10 33  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-132015-  
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  
645 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+4) 64 (-2) 81  
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-15) 100 (0) 56  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 4400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 12 NE 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58000 26400  
ADI EARLY 62 2 36  
ADI LATE 73 13 40  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 8 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
GREIF  
 
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