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FNUS53 KJKL 011939
FWFJKL
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
339 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM NORTH NORTHWEST
TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SHOWERS AND PERHAPS SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MOST PLACES AS
THE FRONT ARRIVES. THEY WILL ALSO PROBABLY LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT,
ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAIN
DOESN'T LEAVE THE FORECAST UNTIL MONDAY. THE MOST LIKELY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ARE FROM A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF BEFORE THE
WEEKEND IS FINISHED.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-020830-
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
339 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 70 40
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 59-72 (+15) 80-83 (-5) 54-59 66-69
RH % (24H TREND) 73-100 (+9) 49-69 (+30) 93-100 51-88
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G16 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 2-6 G15 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.30 0.19 0.17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 2100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45500 16800
ADI EARLY 3 42 5 20
ADI LATE 7 39 13 22
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 6 7 4
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>088-114-116-020830-
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
339 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 70 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 58-72 (+16) 81-86 (0) 57-65 68-73
RH % (24H TREND) 73-100 (+5) 51-74 (+32) 93-100 69-95
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 3-7 G16 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 2-6 G15 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.16 0.23 0.23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 1700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49500 11900
ADI EARLY 3 43 2 12
ADI LATE 6 38 6 15
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 5 8 5
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.
KYZ079-083-020830-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
339 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 80 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 64-72 (+12) 84-85 (-3) 59-65 70-73
RH % (24H TREND) 76-100 (+8) 53-66 (+23) 97-100 71-85
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 5-9 G18 NE 3-7 G13
20FTWND-PM(MPH) S 2-6 NW 4-8 G16 LGT/VAR NE 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.20 0.38 0.21
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 1800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51600 12600
ADI EARLY 3 40 3 13
ADI LATE 6 39 7 15
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 5 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 5 5 9 5
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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-020830-
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
339 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 80 60
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 60-69 (+14) 82-85 (-1) 57-63 67-70
RH % (24H TREND) 75-100 (+4) 49-68 (+27) 93-100 71-95
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 2-6 G15 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 2-6 G14 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 5 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.28 0.31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900 1800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 NE 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63700 10800
ADI EARLY 3 51 3 11
ADI LATE 6 44 8 16
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 8 7
MAX LVORI LATE 6 6 8 6
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
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH, BECOMING WEST EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
HAL
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