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FNUS53 KJKL 241953
FWFJKL
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
353 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
DISCUSSION
A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ALSO CROSS THE
AREA. THIS WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS.
RAINFALL OF AT LEAST A TENTH OF AN INCH IS LIKELY AND LOCATIONS
THAT EXPERIENCE THUNDERSTORMS WILL RECEIVE HIGHER AMOUNTS. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY, BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES. ADDITIONAL
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-250830-
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
353 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 30 10
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 56-63 (+11) 71-72 (-10) 44-53 69-72
RH % (24H TREND) 72-100 (+13) 49-66 (+33) 83-100 36-49
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.23 0.03 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2500 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 NE 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17500 39000
ADI EARLY 5 20 6 31
ADI LATE 10 26 23 55
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 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.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-250830-
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
353 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 30 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 51-61 (+10) 69-74 (-6) 44-56 71-76
RH % (24H TREND) 80-100 (+13) 51-84 (+49) 89-100 34-58
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 2-6 LGT/VAR NE 2-6 G13
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.34 0.04 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18200 31200
ADI EARLY 4 13 3 28
ADI LATE 6 25 13 46
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 8 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.
KYZ079-083-250830-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
353 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 20 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 56-61 (+10) 73-74 (-7) 49-55 74-77
RH % (24H TREND) 93-100 (+7) 50-64 (+25) 93-100 37-48
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR N 3-7 LGT/VAR NE 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.28 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3400 3800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23800 26600
ADI EARLY 5 13 3 27
ADI LATE 6 34 10 36
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-250830-
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
353 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 50 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 52-63 (+11) 70-73 (-9) 44-54 69-72
RH % (24H TREND) 70-100 (+18) 51-74 (+43) 80-100 36-56
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.30 0.09 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 NE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 11400 33300
ADI EARLY 4 21 4 23
ADI LATE 8 21 18 47
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 7 5
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 8 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
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
JP
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