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
455 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

.DISCUSSION...High pressure over the region today will result in
light and somewhat variable winds, limiting dispersion. It will be
another cool, dry day with afternoon RH values dipping below 30
percent in most areas. Widespread rain will overspread the region
on Tuesday as a warm front develops across central Kentucky.

INZ076-083-084-089-172115-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
455 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 /355 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      57 (0)       40 (+11)     61
RH % (24H TREND)      23 (0)       91 (+12)     59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   SE  5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.45
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3123                      1676
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  3                     SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     14825                     30168
DISPERSION            Poor                      Marginal
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             9 POOR       4 VERY POOR  23 FAIR
ADI LATE              16 GEN POOR  10 POOR      24 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            2            5
MAX LVORI LATE        2            3            6

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

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-172115-
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
455 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 /355 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      60 (-1)      41 (+10)     69
RH % (24H TREND)      21 (-3)      76 (-5)      51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   S  7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3357                      2441
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     SW 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     13428                     63466
DISPERSION            Poor                      Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  4 VERY POOR  33 FAIR
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  11 POOR      42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            3            4

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

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows around
50. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 60s. South winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-172115-
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
455 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      57 (-1)      38 (+9)      60
RH % (24H TREND)      24 (+1)      86 (+11)     55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   SE  5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.58
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3409                      1652
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     20454                     25823
DISPERSION            Poor                      Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      3 VERY POOR  22 FAIR
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  10 POOR      20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            4
MAX LVORI LATE        2            3            6

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

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-172115-
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
455 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (-2)      35 (+6)      60
RH % (24H TREND)      25 (0)       71 (0)       54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   SE  5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.66
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3568                      1467
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     35160                     24939
DISPERSION            Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              32 FAIR      9 POOR       18 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            3            5

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

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows around
50. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. West winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-172115-
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
455 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025 /355 AM CST Mon Nov 17 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         Showers      Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (-3)      37 (+7)      67
RH % (24H TREND)      22 (-5)      66 (-8)      49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   S  6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3541                      2828
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     SW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     28328                     66825
DISPERSION            Poor                      Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
ADI EARLY             16 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  36 FAIR
ADI LATE              18 GEN POOR  9 POOR       38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            2            3
MAX LVORI LATE        2            3            4

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

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60. West winds up to 5 mph.

$$