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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
447 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
..LOW HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
.DISCUSSION..HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION FOR TODAY
AND TONIGHT. PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY ON
FRIDAY IN THE DEEPER RURAL VALLEYS AND HOLLOWS AWAY FROM THE
LARGER CREEKS, RIVERS, AND LAKES. OTHERWISE, AS THE HIGH DEPARTS,
RETURN FLOW RESULTS IN TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL FOR
FRIDAY, WITH ADDITIONAL WARMING OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK, WITH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 10 TO 15 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THE WEEKEND.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-142030-
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
447 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 63-64 (-11) 33-45 (+4) 72-75
RH % (24H TREND) 28-43 (+10) 76-100 (+23) 19-36
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 3-7 G15 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 3-7 G16 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6500 4400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 SW 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84500 22000
ADI EARLY 98 4 25
ADI LATE 98 3 33
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 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>088-114-116-142030-
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
447 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 62-67 (-8) 35-46 (+4) 72-77
RH % (24H TREND) 24-49 (+16) 76-100 (+25) 21-38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 4-8 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 4-8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 14 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69600 30100
ADI EARLY 93 4 22
ADI LATE 96 3 44
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 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.
KYZ079-083-142030-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
447 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 66-67 (-10) 36-44 (+1) 75-78
RH % (24H TREND) 30-41 (+12) 86-100 (+23) 26-38
20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 5-9 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 5-9 G17 LGT/VAR SW 2-6
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63800 32800
ADI EARLY 87 3 24
ADI LATE 92 4 47
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-142030-
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
447 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 62-65 (-10) 34-46 (+4) 73-76
RH % (24H TREND) 27-45 (+5) 76-100 (+22) 19-34
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 3-7 G16 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 4-8 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6000 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78000 22500
ADI EARLY 82 4 20
ADI LATE 87 3 36
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 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
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
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