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FNUS53 KJKL 150705
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
305 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS SLOWLY TO THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH WEAK RETURN FLOW RESULTING IN
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES TODAY, WITH
ADDITIONAL WARMING OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WHEN
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE FOR SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY EVENING, MAINLY NORTH OF KY HIGHWAY 80.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-152015-
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
305 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-75 (+15) 43-58 (+19) 80-83
RH % (24H TREND) 20-34 (-11) 58-100 (+5) 35-54
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 3-7 G17
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 3200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27000 48000
ADI EARLY 33 4 52
ADI LATE 45 11 64
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 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>088-114-116-152015-
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
305 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-77 (+17) 39-59 (+21) 80-85
RH % (24H TREND) 20-42 (-3) 60-100 (+3) 30-51
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 2-6 G17
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 3-7 G17
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34400 54600
ADI EARLY 30 4 52
ADI LATE 49 10 65
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 4 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.
KYZ079-083-152015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
305 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 76-79 (+16) 49-59 (+19) 84-87
RH % (24H TREND) 23-30 (-9) 60-93 (-4) 33-42
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 4-8 G19
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5-9 G19
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34400 67200
ADI EARLY 35 4 58
ADI LATE 55 10 86
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-152015-
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
305 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-76 (+18) 41-56 (+18) 81-84
RH % (24H TREND) 20-35 (-17) 58-100 (+3) 34-44
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 2-6 G14
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 3800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 5 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17200 45600
ADI EARLY 22 4 55
ADI LATE 39 10 64
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 2 5 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
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. 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 LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
CMC
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