713  
FNUS53 KJKL 210929  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
429 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO  
THE REGION TODAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER FROM TODAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT  
BELOW AVERAGE BUT WITH A SHIFT TO MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW,  
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A CLIPPER  
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN  
SHOWERS BEGINNING ON TUESDAY.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-212115-  
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  
429 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 31-32 (+10) 7-18 (+9) 38-41  
RH % (24H TREND) 45-61 (+4) 80-100 (+10) 40-59  
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) 3000 2600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 SW 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15000 23400  
ADI EARLY 20 2 19  
ADI LATE 24 3 34  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 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>088-114-116-212115-  
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  
429 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 31-34 (+13) 8-21 (+16) 41-44  
RH % (24H TREND) 41-72 (+15) 74-100 (+6) 34-56  
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) 2600 3100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 W 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 10400 27900  
ADI EARLY 16 2 28  
ADI LATE 20 3 40  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 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.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-212115-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
429 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 31-34 (+12) 6-18 (+15) 42-43  
RH % (24H TREND) 47-59 (+4) 84-100 (+3) 42-55  
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) 2500 3200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 5 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 10000 32000  
ADI EARLY 14 2 22  
ADI LATE 17 3 44  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 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.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-212115-  
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  
429 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 30-33 (+12) 5-20 (+11) 41-44  
RH % (24H TREND) 47-69 (+12) 74-100 (+9) 37-50  
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) 2900 2800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 W 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 14500 28000  
ADI EARLY 19 2 27  
ADI LATE 24 3 41  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 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
 
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. LIGHT WINDS.   
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
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