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
739 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

.DISCUSSION....High pressure departing to our east will
continue to bring us dry weather through the day on Monday,
along with warm afternoons and cool nights and early
mornings. A cold front will bring showers and possibly
thunderstorms, mainly Tuesday and Tuesday night, followed
by a downturn in temperatures to finish the week.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-052015-
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
739 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      82-83 (0)    52-62 (+9)   81-84
Rh % (24H TREND)      32-41 (+4)   84-100 (+4)  41-55
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)    5500                      4500
Transport wnd (mph)   S  7                      SE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     33000                     18000
ADI Early             27           2            13
ADI Late              40           4            25
Max LVORI Early       8            5            8
Max LVORI Late        2            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.

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-052015-
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
739 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      78-83 (+2)   54-62 (+8)   79-82
Rh % (24H TREND)      37-59 (+21)  84-100 (+2)  44-64
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)    4900                      4100
Transport wnd (mph)   SE  7                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     29400                     20500
ADI Early             28           2            16
ADI Late              40           5            28
Max LVORI Early       8            7            8
Max LVORI Late        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.

$$

KYZ079-083-052015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
739 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      83-84 (+1)   56-62 (+8)   82-83
Rh % (24H TREND)      40-48 (+8)   90-100 (+1)  47-56
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       E 2-6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5200                      4100
Transport wnd (mph)   SE  7                     SE  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     31200                     24600
ADI Early             31           2            18
ADI Late              46           4            30
Max LVORI Early       9            7            9
Max LVORI Late        2            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.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-052015-
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
739 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      80-83 (+2)   53-62 (+9)   80-83
Rh % (24H TREND)      32-50 (+11)  84-100 (+4)  41-56
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)    5200                      4700
Transport wnd (mph)   S  6                      SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     26000                     23500
ADI Early             30           2            18
ADI Late              37           5            29
Max LVORI Early       7            6            8
Max LVORI Late        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...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
Northeast winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
less than 10 mph, becoming north early in the evening.

$$

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