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FNUS53 KLMK 241921
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
321 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALL
OF THIS UPCOMING WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS
THROUGH EARLY WEEK. BY MID TO LATE WEEK, SSW WINDS WILL BE A BIT MORE
PROMINENT AND MAY PROMOTE SLIGHTLY BETTER BURNING CONDITIONS WITH
RESPECT TO DISPERSION. SMALL FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT, SO MAY
END WITH A FEW CONCERNS IN THAT DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
INZ076-083-084-089-250815-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
321 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026 /221 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+1) 76 (+3) 45 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 33 (-4) 100 34
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) 4878 5356
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 W 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17940 26740
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 10 POOR 2 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 8 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-250815-
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
321 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026 /221 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+2) 76 (+1) 45 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 32 (-2) 100 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) 5682 5458
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 3 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27245 25570
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 27 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 7 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 10 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-250815-
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
321 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+1) 75 (+2) 44 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 32 (-4) 100 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) 4933 5471
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 3 NW 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 14799 26785
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 2 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-250815-
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
321 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+1) 75 (+3) 42 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 31 (-4) 100 33
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) 4790 5181
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 3 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17436 25905
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR 3 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR
ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 18 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 9 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-250815-
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
321 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026 /221 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026/
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+3) 76 (+3) 42 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 33 (-1) 100 33
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) 5459 5116
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 3 N 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27295 26436
DISPERSION POOR POOR
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR 3 VERY POOR 7 POOR
ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 2 10 2
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
BJS
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