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
345 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.DISCUSSION...It will be another warm and humid day with isolated
to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Showers and storms are
most likely during the afternoon and evening hours. Thursday looks
drier overall, but isolated showers and storms will still be
possible. Hot and dry weather is expected Friday into early next
week. Highs over the weekend will reach the low to mid 90s.

INZ076-083-084-089-132015-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
345 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025 /245 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      88 (-1)      67 (-2)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      57 (-2)      100 (0)      58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5265                      5338
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     N  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     30162                     21144
DISPERSION            Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             17 GEN POOR  3 VERY POOR  18 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              32 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  26 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            9            9
MAX LVORI LATE        3            10           3

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

.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower
90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-132015-
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
345 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025 /245 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      89 (0)       69 (-3)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      57 (-2)      100 (+1)     57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.04         0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5286                      5499
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     31386                     29196
DISPERSION            Marginal                  Marginal
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             21 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              31 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  25 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       8            8            9
MAX LVORI LATE        3            10           3

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

.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-132015-
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
345 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0
TEMP (24H TREND)      89 (-1)      67 (-3)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      55 (-2)      100 (+1)     57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.03         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5149                      5623
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      N  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     29652                     26695
DISPERSION            Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             21 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  15 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              34 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  27 FAIR
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.

.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower
90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-132015-
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
345 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      88 (-3)      69 (-2)      89
RH % (24H TREND)      56 (+3)      100 (+3)     55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.05         0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5028                      5250
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     40104                     20032
DISPERSION            Fair                      Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             26 FAIR      5 VERY POOR  14 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              38 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  23 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            7            9
MAX LVORI LATE        3            10           3

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

.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
North winds up to 5 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-132015-
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
345 AM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025 /245 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025/

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           20
TEMP (24H TREND)      87 (0)       68 (-3)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      60 (-1)      100 (+1)     56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.07         0.03
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4162                      5214
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      NW  3
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     30248                     20052
DISPERSION            Marginal                  Poor
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY             23 FAIR      4 VERY POOR  12 POOR
ADI LATE              24 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  19 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            8            9
MAX LVORI LATE        3            9            3

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

.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. North winds up to 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower
90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. North winds up to 5 mph.

$$