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Fire Weather Logo The National Weather Service's Fire Weather Program is designed to provide forecast, warning, and consultation services for the prevention, suppression, and management of forest and rangeland fires and for a host of land management activities. These meteorological services are built to meet the weather requirements of federal and state wild land managers.

WFO Jackson has fire weather responsibility for most of eastern Kentucky, including the Daniel Boone National Forest, and portions of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation area, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and Jefferson National Forest.

The normal fire season will be separated into two periods. The spring season will run from February 1 through May 15. The fall fire season will run from October 1 through December 15. These dates may change depending on the severity of the fire season.

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 Fire Weather Discussion for Eastern Kentucky:

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SHIFT NORTH
AND EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT WILL STILL KEEP
A THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING THROUGH THURSDAY...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION ON
THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND UNSEASONABLE...NEAR RECORD
HEAT THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...WITH HIGHS TOPPING OUT AROUND
90 DEGREES FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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Fire Weather Forecasts from Jackson, KY
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Fire Weather Forecast FWF This product was last issued:
6:50 AM Wed May 23rd 2012
newest 2 3  		 Issued once daily. Contains weather elements of critical importance to fire managers, such as relative humidity, precipitation duration and amounts, smoke mixing heights, and transport winds.
Point Forecast FWM None issued by this office recently.   Issued daily during the fire season. Contains a coded forecast of weather elements critical to fire behavior for specific forest sites in our fire weather forecast area.
Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning		 RFW None issued by this office recently.   Issued when extreme burning conditions are forecast, including very low relative humidity, strong winds, and dry forest fuels.
Area Forecast Discussion AFD This product was last issued:
8:05 AM Wed May 23rd 2012
newest 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  		 A technical discussion of the meteorological reasoning behind the forecast.

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