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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
420 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AFTERNOON MAX TEMPERATURES WILL REACH
THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S EACH DAY, WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT EACH
DAY. RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE REGION SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK,
THOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT AT THIS TIME.
INZ076-083-084-089-180815-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
420 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025 /320 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+1) 92 (+3) 58 92
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-12) 28 (-6) 86 30
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) 8212 8780
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 2 S 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24576 54894
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 27 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-180815-
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
420 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025 /320 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (0) 92 (+4) 59 93
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-12) 27 (-5) 88 28
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) 8465 9128
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 3 E 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40140 56161
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
DSI MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 5 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-180815-
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
420 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (0) 90 (+2) 59 91
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-9) 30 (-2) 89 30
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) 8958 9018
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 3 E 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35832 36072
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 2 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 37 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.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND
90. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-180815-
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
420 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (+2) 90 (+2) 57 91
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-9) 28 (-2) 90 27
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) 8976 8907
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 5 E 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43215 35628
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 17 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 39 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 38 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.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
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 LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-180815-
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
420 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2025 /320 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2025/
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-1) 91 (+4) 57 91
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-6) 28 (-3) 92 28
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) 8465 8665
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 3 E 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33404 42560
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL VRY UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 3 6
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 6 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS.
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 MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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