Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.DISCUSSION...High pressure will continue to build into the area
there will be less humidity around today and lasting into the
upcoming weekend, with an extended break from the rain, for most.
Heat builds again heading toward the weekend, though.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-032015-
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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      89 (+3)      63 (-1)      90
Rh % (24H TREND)      41 (-7)      100 (+3)     39
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)    8500                      8200
Transport wnd (mph)   N  6                      NE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     42500                     32800
ADI Early             78           1            48
ADI Late              51           1            45
Max LVORI Early       7            6            8
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-032015-
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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      88 (+2)      63 (0)       91
Rh % (24H TREND)      39 (-8)      100 (+3)     38
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)    7500                      8000
Transport wnd (mph)   N  7                      NE  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     45000                     48000
ADI Early             67           3            80
ADI Late              55           1            68
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ079-083-032015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      88 (+1)      63 (0)       91
Rh % (24H TREND)      43 (-4)      100 (+1)     42
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)    7300                      7500
Transport wnd (mph)   N  8                      E  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     51100                     60000
ADI Early             72           2            89
ADI Late              63           1            76
Max LVORI Early       7            6            8
Max LVORI Late        2            10           2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-032015-
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
1235 AM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      88 (+3)      63 (-1)      91
Rh % (24H TREND)      40 (-10)     100 (+2)     39
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)    8000                      8100
Transport wnd (mph)   N  6                      NE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     40000                     40500
ADI Early             73           2            63
ADI Late              54           1            57
Max LVORI Early       7            6            7
Max LVORI Late        2            8            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 90. West winds less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds less than
10 mph, becoming south early in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds less than 10 mph.

$$

GREIF