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FNUS53 KJKL 021921
FWFJKL
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
321 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
DISCUSSION
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN LARGELY DOMINATE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER, TO THE NORTH, A SERIES OF FRONTAL
BOUNDARIES WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY-SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE
BOUNDARIES WILL BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE WITH STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION FOR SATURDAY BRINGING WETTING RAIN SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BACK INTO THE REGION BRINGING NEAR-SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOWERED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NEXT WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-030815-
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
321 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 0 60
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+8) 82 (-1) 64 82
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-16) 35 (-1) 81 39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7 G21 S 7 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 5 G19 SW 6 G21 LGT/VAR SW 9 G25
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.08
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6700 7200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100500 144000
ADI EARLY 10 77 5 91
ADI LATE 12 98 11 93
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-030815-
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
321 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+5) 83 (+1) 62 81
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-11) 36 (-2) 93 44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 7 G21 S 7 G25
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 6 G23 SW 6 G21 LGT/VAR SW 9 G26
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6800 6400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95200 128000
ADI EARLY 10 72 5 87
ADI LATE 10 86 11 82
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-030815-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
321 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 70
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+6) 82 (-1) 64 79
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-14) 41 (0) 87 51
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 G22 S 9 G24
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 9 G22 SW 8 G21 LGT/VAR SW 11 G25
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6800 6200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 102000 130200
ADI EARLY 12 80 5 79
ADI LATE 12 81 11 80
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-030815-
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
321 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+6) 82 (-2) 62 82
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-14) 34 (0) 90 37
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 6 G20 S 6 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 5 G20 SW 5 G18 LGT/VAR SW 8 G22
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6700 7100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 SW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93800 127800
ADI EARLY 8 77 5 93
ADI LATE 11 96 9 88
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
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. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
VORST
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