933  
FNUS53 KJKL 052019  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
319 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, HOWEVER, A PASSING  
DISTURBANCE MAY BRING SOME SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES TO AREAS NEAR AND  
NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD LEAD  
TO PRECIPITATION FREE WEATHER SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING,  
BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH LEADING TO A GOOD  
CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS. AS THE FRONT PASSES AND COLDER AIR FILTERS  
IN ANY REMAINING RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW  
SHOWERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD LINGER INTO MONDAY.  
AFTER A LULL IN PRECIPITATION CHANCES, ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS SHOULD  
CROSS THE COMMONWEALTH DURING THE MIDDLE TO END OF THE WEEK. ON  
WEDNESDAY, WINDS AND GUSTS SHOULD INCREASE AND SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH  
OR STRONGER ARE POSSIBLE. OVERALL, TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE BELOW  
NORMAL OVER THE NEXT WEEK.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-060930-  
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  
319 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SPRINKLES NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-1) 43 (+7) 27 46  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 57 (-19) 100 62  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2700 2400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 SW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29700 26400  
ADI EARLY 4 24 3 25  
ADI LATE 11 27 4 28  
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 9 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 9 5  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-060930-  
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  
319 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-2) 46 (+7) 26 48  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 54 (-23) 100 58  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 2300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25200 23000  
ADI EARLY 3 19 3 21  
ADI LATE 6 26 6 23  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 8 9 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 5  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-060930-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
319 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (-3) 46 (+7) 27 49  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 58 (-19) 100 65  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2400 1700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 21600 17000  
ADI EARLY 4 19 2 18  
ADI LATE 9 27 5 18  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 9 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 5  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-060930-  
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  
319 PM EST FRI DEC 5 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-1) 45 (+7) 28 48  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 55 (-28) 100 58  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 3000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29000 36000  
ADI EARLY 3 25 2 29  
ADI LATE 6 29 5 36  
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 9 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 5 9 5  
 
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 RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND  
30. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
JP  
 
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