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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
324 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
DISCUSSION.
ASIDE FROM AN ISOLATED ROGUE SHOWER OR STORM THIS
EVENING, MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL THE
ARRIVAL OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO GUST
UP TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE THE RAIN ONSET. THE WINDS COULD BE
LOCALLY STRONGER AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
THEN TAPER OFF ON SUNDAY AS A TRAILING COLD FRONT SLOWLY CLEARS
THE REGION.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-070915-
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
324 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 60 30
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 55-66 (+9) 76-79 (-2) 50-57 61-64
RH % (24H TREND) 72-100 (+3) 39-62 (+22) 84-100 44-54
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G28 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G30 SW 3-7 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.17 0.15 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5600 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 33 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 162400 28800
ADI EARLY 6 117 16 28
ADI LATE 35 119 25 42
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 5 3
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>088-114-116-070915-
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
324 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 70 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 54-65 (+9) 75-80 (0) 51-58 63-66
RH % (24H TREND) 84-100 (+11) 43-66 (+26) 90-100 48-75
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6-10 G30 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7-11 G31 SW 3-7 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.21 0.27 0.10
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 32 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 140000 22400
ADI EARLY 5 107 12 20
ADI LATE 30 105 21 30
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 6 3
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.
KYZ079-083-070915-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
324 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 70 40
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 60-65 (+9) 77-78 (-4) 52-56 63-65
RH % (24H TREND) 84-100 (+7) 50-60 (+18) 90-100 54-63
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G29 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 2-6 SW 8-12 G30 SW 4-8 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.24 0.26 0.05
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5400 3000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 32 W 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 151200 18000
ADI EARLY 6 98 15 18
ADI LATE 31 101 18 26
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 3 6 3
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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-070915-
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
324 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 53-65 (+10) 77-80 (-1) 53-58 63-66
RH % (24H TREND) 72-100 (+12) 38-57 (+19) 86-100 45-70
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G27 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6-10 G28 SW 3-7 G19 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.14 0.25 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5700 3400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 32 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 159600 27200
ADI EARLY 5 131 14 25
ADI LATE 25 137 26 37
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 6 3
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
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
GEERTSON
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