955  
FNUS53 KJKL 290628  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
228 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A FRONT HAS STALLED AND WILL REMAIN IN CLOSE  
ENOUGH PROXIMITY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE  
TENNESSEE BORDER.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-292015-  
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  
228 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (0) 55 (+1) 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-17) 96 (+5) 45  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4200 4900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 1 NE 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 4200 58800  
ADI EARLY 29 2 45  
ADI LATE 20 2 55  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-292015-  
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  
228 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 40  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 59 (+2) 78  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-11) 100 (+14) 45  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.05  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6400 6000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 2 NE 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12800 60000  
ADI EARLY 18 3 32  
ADI LATE 16 2 54  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-292015-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
228 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 70 60  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 62 (+4) 78  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-2) 100 (+18) 53  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.33 0.06  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5800 5600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 3 NE 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17400 56000  
ADI EARLY 20 3 25  
ADI LATE 16 3 46  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-292015-  
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  
228 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 57 (+3) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-25) 93 (0) 39  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6400 5300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 2 NE 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12800 42400  
ADI EARLY 18 2 36  
ADI LATE 17 1 51  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH, BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 

 
 
NM  
 
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