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FNUS53 KJKL 050941
FWFJKL
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
541 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
DISCUSSION
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXIST THIS MORNING BUT A
COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN LATER THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY. BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB
INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S BUT WHEN THE FRONT ARRIVES, WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL VARY FROM LOCATION TO
LOCATION BUT 1.00" TO 1.75" IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND STARTS ON TUESDAY.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-052015-
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
541 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 60
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+14) 56 (-3) 69
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-26) 100 (0) 57
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 2
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.60 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6700 3300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 N 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107200 16500
ADI EARLY 83 6 12
ADI LATE 107 7 15
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 8 8
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>088-114-116-052015-
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
541 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 60
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+12) 59 (-1) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-30) 100 (0) 63
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.51 0.17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6700 2300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87100 11500
ADI EARLY 70 5 12
ADI LATE 90 6 13
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-052015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
541 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 50
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+12) 57 (-4) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-27) 100 (0) 58
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 8 G17 LGT/VAR N 5
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.52 0.11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6500 2300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 N 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84500 11500
ADI EARLY 65 4 16
ADI LATE 74 7 17
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-052015-
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
541 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 80 70
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+12) 60 (0) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-28) 100 (0) 70
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.39 0.16
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6900 2100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 N 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 103500 14700
ADI EARLY 86 4 10
ADI LATE 111 6 12
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 5
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
VORST
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