879  
FNUS53 KJKL 270435  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
1235 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL HOLD INTO THE WEEKEND, COURTESY  
OF A NOW WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR TO NEAR  
90 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON; BUT, DUE TO THE HUMIDITY, IT WILL FEEL  
CLOSE TO OR EVEN ABOVE 100 DEGREES, AT TIMES. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM  
CHANCES WILL BE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER  
LEVEL RIDGE FURTHER WEAKENS AND SLOWLY RETREATS.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-272015-  
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 FRI JUN 27 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (-1) 68 (-2) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (+1) 100 (+2) 58  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 5  
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.01 0.13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7100 5500  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 SW 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49700 66000  
ADI EARLY 55 3 48  
ADI LATE 69 5 48  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-272015-  
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 FRI JUN 27 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (-1) 67 (-2) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+3) 100 (+1) 58  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 5  
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.01 0.06  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7200 4300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 W 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 36000 38700  
ADI EARLY 39 3 43  
ADI LATE 42 3 27  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ079-083-272015-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
1235 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 70  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (-3) 69 (-1) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (+5) 100 (+1) 61  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.01 0.10  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7200 3700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 W 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50400 37000  
ADI EARLY 50 4 40  
ADI LATE 54 4 11  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-272015-  
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 FRI JUN 27 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 80  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 92 (0) 67 (-2) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 50 (+2) 100 (+1) 59  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 5  
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.01 0.05  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7000 4400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 5 W 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28000 44000  
ADI EARLY 38 3 36  
ADI LATE 35 4 37  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 10 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.   
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.  
 
 
 
GREIF  
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