653  
FNUS53 KJKL 180921  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
421 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
WIDESPREAD RAIN TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO WIDESPREAD  
ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. FRIGID CONDITIONS DEVELOP  
SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY UNDER A BITTER ARCTIC AIR  
MASS.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-182115-  
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  
421 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 90  
PRECIP TYPE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SNOW  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-3) 22 (-13) 28  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+24) 100 (+4) 60  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7 G21 N 7 G18  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 5 G17 N 6 G22 NW 9 G20  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.11 0.12  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1700 5100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 NW 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18700 86700  
ADI EARLY 18 9 34  
ADI LATE 16 23 53  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 5 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-182115-  
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  
421 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 80  
PRECIP TYPE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SNOW  
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-4) 23 (-14) 31  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+30) 100 (+4) 58  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 G27 NW 8 G20  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 5 G17 N 5 G21 NW 10 G23  
PRECIP DURATION 3 3 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.15 0.11  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 4500  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 NW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 19000 85500  
ADI EARLY 17 8 39  
ADI LATE 15 19 57  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 7 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ079-083-182115-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
421 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 70  
PRECIP TYPE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SNOW  
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-7) 24 (-15) 29  
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+40) 100 (+3) 60  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 8 G24 NW 9 G20  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 6 N 7 G21 NW 11 G24  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.09 0.06  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1700 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 NW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 13600 94000  
ADI EARLY 15 11 44  
ADI LATE 15 23 65  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 6 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-182115-  
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  
421 AM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 100  
PRECIP TYPE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SNOW  
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-3) 24 (-10) 31  
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (+25) 100 (+8) 62  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 G24 NW 6 G17  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G20  
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.19 0.18  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 4200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NW 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27300 71400  
ADI EARLY 22 6 32  
ADI LATE 18 16 52  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 8 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 5.  
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 16. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS AROUND 4.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. SOUTH WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS AROUND  
20. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
CMC  
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