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
545 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.DISCUSSION....Seasonably mild and dry autumn weather continues
across eastern Kentucky, with mostly sunny days and clear nights.
Ridge-valley temperatures splits are likely each night while
overall temperature readings creep upward or hold steady through
Tuesday. Daily minimum RH levels will remain moderate through
Tuesday (35-50% for most locations) as well but could even drop
lower after a dry mid-week cold front.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-122015-
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
545 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      74 (+2)      46 (+2)      74
Rh % (24H TREND)      38 (+1)      100 (+2)     45
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)    5100                      5300
Transport wnd (mph)   NE 13                     N 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     56100                     53000
ADI Early             42           3            44
ADI Late              61           2            70
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-122015-
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
545 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      76 (+4)      45 (+1)      74
Rh % (24H TREND)      37 (-1)      100 (+1)     45
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)    4800                      5100
Transport wnd (mph)   NE 10                     N 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     43200                     45900
ADI Early             42           2            12
ADI Late              65           3            45
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3

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

$$

KYZ079-083-122015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
545 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      77 (+4)      45 (0)       76
Rh % (24H TREND)      37 (0)       100 (0)      45
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       N  5         Lgt/Var      N  5
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    4800                      3800
Transport wnd (mph)   NE 10                     N  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     43200                     26600
ADI Early             44           2            9
ADI Late              68           3            35
Max LVORI Early       9            8            9
Max LVORI Late        2            10           3

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-122015-
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
545 AM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      75 (+2)      47 (+3)      73
Rh % (24H TREND)      41 (0)       100 (+2)     49
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)    4400                      5300
Transport wnd (mph)   NE  8                     N 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     30800                     58300
ADI Early             28           3            41
ADI Late              41           2            73
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds less than
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds less than
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds less than
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
less than 10 mph.

$$

GREIF