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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
738 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
DISCUSSION.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES THIS
MORNING AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON
AND SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP ACROSS THE REGION LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION, WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY COME WITH A NEW LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM ON MONDAY THAT MAY INTERACT WITH THE COLDER AIR TO PRODUCE
A SHOT AT SOME LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN MORE NORTHERN
LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION CHANCE WILL FOLLOW AT TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-272130-
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
738 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 58-59 (+15) 30-41 (+10) 63-66
RH % (24H TREND) 27-42 (-26) 73-100 (+1) 29-44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4800 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 7 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28800 30800
ADI EARLY 15 4 29
ADI LATE 40 11 44
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 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>088-114-116-272130-
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
738 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 59-62 (+15) 30-42 (+7) 63-68
RH % (24H TREND) 29-48 (-30) 70-100 (0) 30-49
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 5800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23500 52200
ADI EARLY 19 3 38
ADI LATE 34 8 66
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 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.
KYZ079-083-272130-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
738 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 61-62 (+13) 32-40 (+8) 66-69
RH % (24H TREND) 32-42 (-34) 76-100 (0) 33-44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17600 44100
ADI EARLY 14 3 33
ADI LATE 26 7 57
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-272130-
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
738 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 58-61 (+15) 27-41 (+6) 64-67
RH % (24H TREND) 27-46 (-32) 67-100 (+3) 29-42
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 6600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30000 66000
ADI EARLY 21 3 57
ADI LATE 38 9 80
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 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
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
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