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FNUS53 KJKL 061015
FWFJKL
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
515 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER RETURNS TO THE AREA TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA ON SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AHEAD
OF THAT SYSTEM'S COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT BOUNDARY
PASSES, THE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ON
MONDAY. ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST WITH THIS SYSTEM.
DRIER WEATHER FOLLOWS BRIEFLY FOR TUESDAY BEFORE ADDITIONAL
SYSTEMS POTENTIALLY IMPACT OUR REGION LATER IN THE WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-062130-
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
515 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 38-41 (+5) 26-30 (+1) 45-48
RH % (24H TREND) 55-80 (-5) 96-100 (+2) 54-80
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G14 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2300 2300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25300 23000
ADI EARLY 26 3 22
ADI LATE 28 4 28
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 5 9 5
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>088-114-116-062130-
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
515 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 41-44 (+5) 25-32 (+2) 47-50
RH % (24H TREND) 51-76 (-15) 89-100 (0) 52-77
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2300 2200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18400 22000
ADI EARLY 20 3 23
ADI LATE 26 5 27
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 10 8
MAX LVORI LATE 5 9 5
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.
KYZ079-083-062130-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
515 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 42-43 (+4) 26-31 (+1) 47-50
RH % (24H TREND) 60-74 (-17) 100 (0) 61-75
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G13 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 G13 LGT/VAR W 2-6 G13
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2100 2400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 16800 24000
ADI EARLY 21 3 23
ADI LATE 24 5 27
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 5 9 6
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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-062130-
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
515 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2025
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 41-44 (+6) 23-31 (+1) 47-50
RH % (24H TREND) 53-77 (-13) 96-100 (0) 54-71
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 2400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 12 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25000 24000
ADI EARLY 22 3 24
ADI LATE 35 4 31
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 10 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 9 5
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
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
GEERTSON
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