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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
349 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.DISCUSSION...South winds will remain gusty through the weekend. This will
lift temperatures into the upper 70s to low 80s. Rain returns to southern
Indiana and north central Kentucky Friday night.

INZ076-083-084-089-180830-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
349 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025 /249 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (+15)     81 (+13)     63           77
RH % (24H TREND)      60 (-10)     42 (+8)      87           65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 12 G27                  SW  5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  8 G20    S 14 G26     SW  7 G22    SW  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4519                      3739
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 35                     SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  135570                    74780
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   STBL         STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             14 GEN POOR  96 GOOD      27 FAIR      72 GOOD
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  128 VERY GOOD15 GEN POOR  62 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            2            4
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            4            3

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs
in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-180830-
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
349 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025 /249 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30
TEMP (24H TREND)      56 (+12)     81 (+9)      64           82
RH % (24H TREND)      62 (-9)      40 (+7)      75           48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 12 G26                  SW  7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  7 G18    S 15 G26     S  9 G24     SW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4514                      4562
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     SW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  135150                    94952
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             12 POOR      94 GOOD      27 FAIR      78 GOOD
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  113 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR  92 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            3            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 5 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-180830-
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
349 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           60
TEMP (24H TREND)      54 (+13)     81 (+14)     62           80
RH % (24H TREND)      62 (-8)      40 (+7)      81           57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 12 G27                  SW  7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  7 G17    S 15 G26     SW  9 G24    SW  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.07
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4507                      4518
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 33                     SW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  137857                    97284
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      98 GOOD      27 FAIR      80 GOOD
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  122 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR  82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            3            2

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds up to
5 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-180830-
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
349 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40
TEMP (24H TREND)      51 (+13)     80 (+12)     62           79
RH % (24H TREND)      61 (-14)     37 (+4)      72           52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 13 G26                  SW  9 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  6        SW 16 G27    SW  9 G25    SW 10 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4421                      4677
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  126108                    109008
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             10 POOR      105 VERY GOOD24 FAIR      74 GOOD
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  112 VERY GOOD20 GEN POOR  89 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            3            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds up to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-180830-
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
349 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025 /249 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      53 (+13)     81 (+10)     63           82
RH % (24H TREND)      59 (-17)     32 (+3)      70           45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 11 G26                  SW  8
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  5        SW 14 G25    S  8 G24     SW  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4616                      4496
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 31                     SW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  120118                    95612
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             9 POOR       101 VERY GOOD22 FAIR      70 GOOD
ADI LATE              12 POOR      109 VERY GOOD18 GEN POOR  100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            2            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            1            2            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around
80. Southeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds up to 5 mph.

$$