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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
540 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
DISCUSSION
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED EAST OF THE STATE WILL
REMAIN MOSTLY DOMINATE FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. HOWEVER, TO THE NORTH, A SERIES OF WAVES MOVING ALONG A WARM
FRONT WILL KEEP SMALL SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE FORECAST
UP UNTIL A POTENT COLD FRONT PASSES LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARIES WILL BE WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE WITH BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY -
WITH EVEN HIGHER GUSTS. A COLD FRONT CROSSES INTO THIS PART OF THE
STATE BRINGING A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR WETTING RAIN FROM LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BRINGING SEASONALLY NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOWERED MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NEXT WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-032015-
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
540 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 60
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (0) 60 (-3) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (+2) 93 (+19) 36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7 G20 S 6 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 G18 LGT/VAR SW 8 G21
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6600 7400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 SW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132000 162800
ADI EARLY 79 4 114
ADI LATE 83 8 127
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-032015-
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
540 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 59 (-2) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-3) 100 (+27) 41
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 G20 S 6 G22
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 G18 LGT/VAR SW 8 G22
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6400 6800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 20 SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108800 142800
ADI EARLY 65 3 113
ADI LATE 74 7 121
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-032015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
540 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 60
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (0) 60 (-3) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-3) 93 (+15) 44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 8 G19 S 8 G21
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 7 G19 LGT/VAR SW 10 G21
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6700 6400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 22 SW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 127300 140800
ADI EARLY 81 4 99
ADI LATE 95 7 101
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-032015-
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
540 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (0) 58 (-2) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (0) 100 (+24) 34
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5 G17 S 5 G18
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6 G19
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7200 7400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 115200 148000
ADI EARLY 76 3 124
ADI LATE 81 5 143
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 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 UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
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
MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
GREIF
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