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
405 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025

.DISCUSSION...Look for a mostly dry and cooler stretch of weather late
this week and into the first part of the week. Shower and storm chances
increase Sunday through Monday with 1 to 2 inches of rainfall expected
for most. Today brings mostly cloudy skies across southern IN and northern
KY, and partly cloudy skies across central KY. Surface winds will gust
between 20 and 30 mph at times out of the W or WNW.

INZ076-083-084-089-222015-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
405 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 /305 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-3)      42 (-8)      68
RH % (24H TREND)      47 (-6)      97 (+6)      38
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   W  6                      Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6574                      7096
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     157776                    91806
DISPERSION            Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             134 VERY GOOD9 POOR       67 GOOD
ADI LATE              123 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR  100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        1            7            1

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

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

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-222015-
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
405 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 /305 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      71 (-2)      45 (-8)      69
RH % (24H TREND)      43 (-5)      94 (+6)      41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   W  7                      Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W  9 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6661                      7259
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     165150                    83748
DISPERSION            Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             117 VERY GOOD12 POOR      50 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              119 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR  73 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

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

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-222015-
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
405 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      65 (-4)      42 (-9)      68
RH % (24H TREND)      49 (-7)      93 (+4)      40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   W  9 G18                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   NW  9 G19    Lgt/Var      NW  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6335                      7272
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     152040                    106830
DISPERSION            Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             96 GOOD      16 GEN POOR  80 GOOD
ADI LATE              85 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  107 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

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

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

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-222015-
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
405 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Showers      None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      64 (-6)      41 (-11)     65
RH % (24H TREND)      52 (-4)      92 (+6)      43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   W 10 G20                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W 11 G21     W  5         W  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6014                      6721
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     150350                    97455
DISPERSION            Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             89 GOOD      18 GEN POOR  85 GOOD
ADI LATE              87 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  105 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

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

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

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-222015-
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
405 AM EDT Thu May 22 2025 /305 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      70 (-3)      43 (-10)     67
RH % (24H TREND)      45 (-6)      96 (+7)      43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   W  8 G18                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W 10 G18     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6331                      6844
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     155376                    93030
DISPERSION            Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             118 VERY GOOD14 GEN POOR  59 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              122 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR  88 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

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

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs around 70. West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

$$