Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
314 PM 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>109-111-119-130815-
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
314 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025
Tonight Columbus Day Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 46-55 (+11) 72-73 (-1) 46-52 72-75
Rh % (24H TREND) 86-100 (+2) 41-51 (+12) 93-100 39-51
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var N 2-6
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4300 4400
Transport wnd (mph) N 10 N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38700 57200
ADI Early 4 33 4 55
ADI Late 6 55 7 76
Max LVORI Early 8 8 7 8
Max LVORI Late 9 3 9 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-130815-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Owsley-Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg,
Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan,
Booneville, and Manchester
314 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025
Tonight Columbus Day Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 43-55 (+11) 72-75 (0) 45-54 71-76
Rh % (24H TREND) 83-100 (+1) 39-65 (+27) 83-100 39-68
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 2-6 Lgt/Var N 3-7 G14
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4500 4300
Transport wnd (mph) N 10 N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40500 55900
ADI Early 4 32 4 59
ADI Late 5 55 8 75
Max LVORI Early 8 8 8 7
Max LVORI Late 9 3 8 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ079-083-130815-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
314 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025
Tonight Columbus Day Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 44-52 (+8) 75-76 (-1) 44-52 75-76
Rh % (24H TREND) 89-100 (0) 40-50 (+14) 93-100 41-48
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 3-7 G13 Lgt/Var N 5-9 G16
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4900 4400
Transport wnd (mph) N 9 NE 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39200 57200
ADI Early 3 34 4 61
ADI Late 5 53 7 65
Max LVORI Early 7 8 7 8
Max LVORI Late 8 3 8 2
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-130815-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson,
Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg,
Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
314 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025
Tonight Columbus Day Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Precip type None None None None
Temp (24H TREND) 47-54 (+10) 71-74 (0) 46-54 70-73
Rh % (24H TREND) 86-100 (+2) 43-61 (+17) 86-100 44-63
20ftwnd-AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 2-6 Lgt/Var N 2-6
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4400 4400
Transport wnd (mph) N 12 N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44000 61600
ADI Early 4 34 5 57
ADI Late 4 63 7 80
Max LVORI Early 8 9 8 7
Max LVORI Late 9 3 8 3
Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of fog. 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 mid 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...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
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