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
332 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...Breezy northeasterly winds will gradually diminish
later this evening, with much lighter winds forecast for Friday.
Friday will start off mostly clear and chilly, with morning lows
in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Temperatures will warm into the low
to mid 70s by mid-afternoon. The weekend looks to feature fair
weather with highs in the low to mid 70s. A gradual warming trend
is expected early next week.

INZ076-083-084-089-100815-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
332 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 /232 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      38 (-6)      70 (+2)      47           74
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+3)     40 (-1)      100          47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             3547                      5100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  21282                     24730
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Poor
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             4 VERY POOR  8 POOR       3 VERY POOR  6 VERY POOR
ADI LATE              3 VERY POOR  27 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            8            8            9
MAX LVORI LATE        9            2            9            3

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

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. East winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-100815-
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
332 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 /232 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      39 (-7)      73 (+3)      46           76
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+4)      46 (+7)      100          46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5246                      5166
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  34536                     24375
DISPERSION                         Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  10 POOR      3 VERY POOR  8 POOR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  33 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            9            10
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            10           3

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

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-100815-
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
332 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      38 (-6)      70 (+3)      46           73
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+4)     41 (+1)      100          50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4373                      5043
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  33856                     23970
DISPERSION                         Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   STBL         STBL         STBL         SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             5 VERY POOR  8 POOR       3 VERY POOR  7 POOR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  29 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            8            8            10
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            10           3

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

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-100815-
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
332 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-6)      72 (+5)      43           73
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+7)     44 (+6)      100          46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5021                      4368
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     W  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  41634                     19950
DISPERSION                         Fair                      Poor
DSI                   STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  13 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  9 POOR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  44 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            7            8            10
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            10           3

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

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-100815-
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
332 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 /232 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025/

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      39 (-6)      74 (+4)      44           76
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+4)      46 (+8)      100          44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5721                      4687
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  40344                     21030
DISPERSION                         Fair                      Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             6 VERY POOR  16 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  9 POOR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  45 GEN GOOD  2 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            9            10
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            10           2

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

.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$