688  
FNUS53 KLMK 162015  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
ASIDE FROM A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS IN SOUTHERN  
KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON, DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
REST OF THE WEEK. UNUSUALLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL ALSO PERSIST WITH  
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. FRIDAY COULD BE A  
BIT WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. RELATIVELY LOW RH  
VALUES ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON, WITH MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN  
25-35 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS. WARM, MAINLY DRY WEATHER CONTINUES  
INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SUNDAY AND  
MONDAY.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-170815-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025 /315 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025/  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-2) 89 (-2) 58 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-6) 32 (+1) 92 29  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 8920 9437  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 2 SW 3  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39435 37748  
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 5 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-170815-  
HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-LARUE-BUTLER-  
EDMONSON-HART-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISPORT, HAWESVILLE, HARDINSBURG,  
BRANDENBURG, HARTFORD, LEITCHFIELD, ELIZABETHTOWN, HODGENVILLE,  
MORGANTOWN, BROWNSVILLE, HORSE CAVE, RUSSELLVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,  
FRANKLIN, PROVIDENCE, SCOTTSVILLE, AND GLASGOW  
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025 /315 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025/  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-3) 91 (+1) 57 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 31 (-4) 94 29  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 9282 9610  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 5 E 5  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46410 54264  
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 39 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 6 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-170815-  
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD-CLARK IN-  
BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-SPENCER-NELSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, MADISON, CORYDON,  
NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, LOUISVILLE,  
LA GRANGE, BEDFORD, MILTON, NEW CASTLE, SHELBYVILLE,  
TAYLORSVILLE, AND BARDSTOWN  
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-1) 89 (-1) 58 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-4) 31 (0) 93 32  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 9383 9528  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 3 W 5  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44840 43185  
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 9 POOR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND  
90. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-170815-  
FRANKLIN-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-  
NICHOLAS-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER-JESSAMINE-CLARK KY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRANKFORT, GEORGETOWN, CYNTHIANA,  
LAWRENCEBURG, VERSAILLES, LEXINGTON, PARIS, CARLISLE,  
SPRINGFIELD, HARRODSBURG, NICHOLASVILLE, AND WINCHESTER  
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-1) 88 (-1) 57 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-5) 30 (-1) 94 29  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 9372 9405  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NW 5  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50220 47010  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 5 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-170815-  
MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-  
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, DANVILLE, LANCASTER, RICHMOND,  
GREENSBURG, CAMPBELLSVILLE, LIBERTY, STANFORD, TOMPKINSVILLE,  
EDMONTON, COLUMBIA, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, AND ALBANY  
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 2025 /315 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025/  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-3) 88 (-1) 57 90  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 31 (-7) 96 29  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 8675 9086  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 6 NE 5  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56084 45220  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL  
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 16 GEN POOR  
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 49 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 39 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 9 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 2 6 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
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