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
1245 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.DISCUSSION...Showers and thunderstorms will likely be around the
area each day, mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Afternoon high
temperatures will be near normal or slightly above through the
weekend and into the start of next week.

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
1245 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     30           30           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      91 (+3)      67 (-2)      89
Rh % (24H TREND)      50 (-5)      100 (0)      56
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.02         0.05         0.03
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7800                      7000
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 12                     W  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     78000                     49000
ADI Early             87           4            42
ADI Late              89           6            51
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8
Max LVORI Late        3            8            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
1245 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           20           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (+3)      66 (-2)      89
Rh % (24H TREND)      49 (-4)      100 (0)      53
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin                                    Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.04         0.09         0.04
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7100                      6100
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 12                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     71000                     54900
ADI Early             63           4            58
ADI Late              75           3            59
Max LVORI Early       8            7            9
Max LVORI Late        3            9            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
1245 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           30           60
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (+1)      68 (-1)      90
Rh % (24H TREND)      52 (+2)      100 (0)      55
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       SW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       SW  6 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin                                    Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.05         0.17         0.04
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7000                      6000
Transport wnd (mph)   SW 13                     W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77000                     60000
ADI Early             83           4            42
ADI Late              92           2            70
Max LVORI Early       7            7            9
Max LVORI Late        3            9            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
1245 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     40           20           50
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      90 (+3)      66 (-2)      89
Rh % (24H TREND)      50 (-9)      100 (0)      57
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            1            2
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.02         0.01         0.03
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7600                      7500
Transport wnd (mph)   SW  8                     W  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     53200                     60000
ADI Early             56           5            63
ADI Late              67           6            67
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
South winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds less than
10 mph.

$$

GREIF