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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
337 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2025
DISCUSSION.
COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT AND BE PRESENT THURSDAY. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RHS THURSDAY
WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE UPPER 30S. THE LOWEST RH'S
WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT. THURSDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT,
WITH LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOW 40S. FRIDAY, UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING AND
WARM AIR ADVECTION BUILDS INTO THE REGION. HOWEVER, A SHIFT AWAY
FROM DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A
COLD FRONT BRINGS WETTING RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WIDESPREAD
1.00" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS
AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS AN INCREASING
PROBABILITY OF BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY, WITH A 10-20% CHANCE
OF SEEING SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20% AND A 60-70% CHANCE
WIND GUSTS 30 MPH OR GREATER. HOWEVER, WITH THE WETTING RAIN AND
FUELS IN GOOD SHAPE, CONCERN REMAIN LOW. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS FOR TO START NEXT WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-160830-
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
337 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 40-50 (+4) 66-69 (-3) 34-44 68-71
RH % (24H TREND) 86-100 (0) 27-38 (-13) 76-100 28-38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 2-6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 2900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 E 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33300 14500
ADI EARLY 4 37 4 20
ADI LATE 9 46 7 18
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 5 2
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>088-114-116-160830-
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
337 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 41-52 (+6) 67-70 (-4) 36-46 71-76
RH % (24H TREND) 77-100 (+1) 27-42 (-8) 65-100 29-46
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 2-6 G14 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 3-7 G14 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3400 3400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 S 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30600 13600
ADI EARLY 4 40 4 16
ADI LATE 8 42 7 19
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 5 2
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.
KYZ079-083-160830-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
337 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 43-52 (+6) 71-72 (-5) 38-47 75-77
RH % (24H TREND) 77-100 (0) 29-37 (-8) 74-100 33-44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NE 4-8 G15 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 5-9 G16 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3700 3400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 S 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33300 17000
ADI EARLY 4 42 5 17
ADI LATE 9 42 7 23
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 5 2
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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-160830-
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
337 PM EDT WED OCT 15 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 40-49 (+3) 65-68 (-3) 34-44 69-72
RH % (24H TREND) 86-100 (0) 28-43 (-14) 68-100 27-38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 2-6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 E 3
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31500 9600
ADI EARLY 3 37 4 14
ADI LATE 8 45 6 13
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 5 2
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
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SHOWERS, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
GINNICK
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