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FNUS53 KJKL 152023
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
323 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
DISCUSSION
MILDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED, STARTING TUESDAY, AS
THE ARCTIC HIGH DEPARTS TO THE EAST. MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM MIDWEEK TO NEXT WEEKEND,
LEADING TO CHANCES FOR MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS. THE HIGHEST CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION ARE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE
WEEKEND.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-160915-
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
323 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 13-23 (+20) 41-44 (+14) 30-36 45-48
RH % (24H TREND) 59-100 (+4) 25-54 (+13) 54-78 43-66
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G14
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G13 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) 1900 1600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22800 20800
ADI EARLY 6 27 9 25
ADI LATE 9 33 16 28
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 4 2 3 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>088-114-116-160915-
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
323 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 14-25 (+19) 44-49 (+12) 28-36 47-50
RH % (24H TREND) 52-92 (+12) 20-37 (+7) 49-75 40-59
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G14
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 2-6 G13 S 2-6 G13 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 1500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20900 18000
ADI EARLY 5 26 6 21
ADI LATE 8 29 11 23
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 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.
KYZ079-083-160915-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
323 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 19-25 (+19) 46-49 (+11) 33-36 48-51
RH % (24H TREND) 57-77 (-5) 22-33 (+4) 55-72 44-59
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G14 SW 3-7 G14
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 2-6 SW 3-7 G15 S 2-6 G13 SW 2-6 G14
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 1600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22800 20800
ADI EARLY 6 26 8 23
ADI LATE 8 31 14 25
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-160915-
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
323 PM EST MON DEC 15 2025
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 13-25 (+20) 45-48 (+14) 30-36 47-50
RH % (24H TREND) 50-96 (+9) 21-37 (+1) 49-72 41-57
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G13
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) 2100 1600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25200 20800
ADI EARLY 5 29 5 23
ADI LATE 9 35 11 25
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 2
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 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
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
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