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FNUS53 KJKL 020945
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
545 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
DISCUSSION
A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION;
HOWEVER, AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE FROM THE MID-
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK;
INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THESE
FEATURES EXIST TO OUR NORTHWEST, THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE IN THE
WARM SECTOR LEADING TO PERSISTENT AND BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS. ALSO, THESE FEATURES WILL HELP TO PROMOTE PERIODIC CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER, WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS
UNLIKELY UNTIL A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN A FACTOR IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE AVERAGE
THROUGH FRONTAL PASSAGE BEFORE MODERATING TOWARD MORE CLIMATOLOGICAL
AVERAGES FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-022015-
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
545 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+3) 60 (+2) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 29 (-19) 93 (-1) 32
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 G24 SW 7 G20
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 8 G25 LGT/VAR SW 5 G19
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8100 6000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 170100 90000
ADI EARLY 101 8 64
ADI LATE 134 11 68
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-022015-
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
545 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+5) 59 (+1) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-26) 100 (+9) 33
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 G24 S 6 G20
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 8 G26 LGT/VAR SW 6 G18
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7600 6700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 24 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 159600 93800
ADI EARLY 100 6 82
ADI LATE 130 9 76
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-022015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
545 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 60 (0) 83
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-20) 97 (+5) 37
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 9 G23 S 8 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 11 G26 S 5 G18 SW 8 G19
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7800 6600
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 26 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 179400 99000
ADI EARLY 89 9 72
ADI LATE 117 10 83
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-022015-
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
545 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+5) 57 (-1) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 28 (-24) 100 (+11) 31
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 G20 SW 5 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 7 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8100 6200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 22 SW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 153900 99200
ADI EARLY 104 6 91
ADI LATE 143 10 71
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS, COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
GREIF
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