819  
FNUS53 KJKL 280831  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
331 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG  
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40  
MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY, WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE  
TONIGHT WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT ITSELF.  
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY WITH FLURRIES AND  
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. COLDER CONDITIONS RESEMBLING WINTER  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-282130-  
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  
331 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FLURRIES  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68-71 (+8) 27-37 (-13) 33-38  
RH % (24H TREND) 55-71 (+5) 80-93 (-5) 48-58  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 3-7 G20 W 11-15 G30  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 8-12 G26 SW 10-14 G33 W 10-14 G30  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.01  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2900 4400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 W 30  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58000 114400  
ADI EARLY 44 39 101  
ADI LATE 58 82 99  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 1  
 
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>088-114-116-282130-  
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  
331 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FLURRIES  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68-73 (+4) 27-34 (-19) 36-39  
RH % (24H TREND) 55-88 (+35) 83-100 (+2) 47-71  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 4-8 G23 W 11-15 G31  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9-13 G30 SW 12-16 G37 W 10-14 G29  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.01  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3200 3900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 24 W 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67200 89700  
ADI EARLY 43 34 80  
ADI LATE 60 66 75  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 1  
 
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.  
 
 
 
KYZ079-083-282130-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
331 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FLURRIES  
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-73 (+3) 27-31 (-25) 33-36  
RH % (24H TREND) 55-66 (+10) 84-96 (-3) 47-54  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6-10 G23 W 13-17 G31  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 11-15 G28 SW 13-17 G33 W 11-15 G29  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM  
PRECIP END 5 AM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.20 0.01  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 4100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 W 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84000 94300  
ADI EARLY 49 35 80  
ADI LATE 72 72 74  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 1  
 
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.  
 
 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-282130-  
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  
331 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2025  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FLURRIES  
TEMP (24H TREND) 68-71 (+4) 30-38 (-13) 40-43  
RH % (24H TREND) 55-76 (+20) 80-96 (0) 47-65  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 3-7 G20 W 10-14 G30  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 7-11 G27 SW 10-14 G36 W 9-13 G28  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.12 0.01  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3200 4100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 W 28  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73600 98400  
ADI EARLY 48 35 92  
ADI LATE 65 73 91  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 1  
 
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  
 
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
NEW YEARS DAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
CMC  
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