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
610 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...The cooler than normal air mass that held over eastern
Kentucky for the past days will continue to moderate through the
rest of the week. As it does so, daily temperatures will be a bit
warmer each day. In addition, shower and thunderstorm chances will
persist - most prevalent during the afternoon and evening hours
through the upcoming weekend.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-062015-
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
610 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     40           0            20
Precip type           tstms        None         showers
Temp (24H TREND)      85 (+3)      62 (-2)      86
Rh % (24H TREND)      56 (-7)      100 (0)      53
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1                         1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.09         0.00         0.01
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6400                      6900
Transport wnd (mph)   NE  2                     SE  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     12800                     41400
ADI Early             18           3            40
ADI Late              22           4            52
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-062015-
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
610 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           0            20
Precip type           tstms        None         tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      85 (+4)      62 (-2)      85
Rh % (24H TREND)      58 (-4)      100 (0)      56
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1                         1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.09         0.00         0.05
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6500                      6800
Transport wnd (mph)   N  2                      NE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     13000                     27200
ADI Early             12           2            33
ADI Late              14           2            41
Max LVORI Early       8            9            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

$$

KYZ079-083-062015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
610 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     30           0            20
Precip type           tstms        None         tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      85 (+2)      65 (-1)      87
Rh % (24H TREND)      58 (-2)      100 (0)      54
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1                         1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.08         0.00         0.03
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6900                      7100
Transport wnd (mph)   N  1                      E  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     6900                      28400
ADI Early             10           2            28
ADI Late              12           2            37
Max LVORI Early       9            9            9
Max LVORI Late        4            10           3

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-062015-
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
610 AM EDT Wed Aug 6 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     30           0            20
Precip type           tstms        None         tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      84 (+4)      61 (-2)      85
Rh % (24H TREND)      59 (-6)      100 (+1)     57
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1                         1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.09         0.00         0.03
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6400                      6600
Transport wnd (mph)   NE  2                     E  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     12800                     46200
ADI Early             18           5            49
ADI Late              29           3            61
Max LVORI Early       7            8            8
Max LVORI Late        4            9            4

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.

$$

GREIF