LMK Fire Weather

Fire Weather Forecasts:
Narrative Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Forecast for the Hoosier National Forest (under construction)
National Fire Danger Rating Point Forecast (NFDRS)
Fire Weather Watch/Red Flag Warnings (issued as needed)

Spot Forecast:

(Spot Request link below only for locations in southern Indiana and central Kentucky)

Submit a Spot Burn Forecast Request - Instructions
[ Alternate Spot Burn Submission Method (via fax) ]

For requests outside the Louisville Weather Forecast Office area of responsibility, click here to find the appropriate office fire weather page.

Fire Weather Outlooks:

Fire Weather Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center

Day 1 Fire Outlook

Day 2 Fire Outlook

Experimental Day 3-8 Outlook

Other Links:

Kentucky Fire Weather Annual Operating Plan

National Fire Weather Page

National Interagency Fire Center
Kentucky Interagency Coordination Center

   Neighboring NWS fire weather programs:
   Indianapolis
    Jackson
    Wilmington, OH
    Nashville

RAWS Data

Sullivan County IN RAWS Archived Data

Hardin Ridge IN RAWS Archived Data

Martin County IN Portable Archived Data

The Tower Martin County IN RAWS Archived Data

Big Oaks Ripley County IN RAWS Archived Data

TS564 IN Portable Archived Data

Tipsaw Perry County IN RAWS Archived Data

Greenville Muhlenberg County KY RAWS Archived Data

Houchin Meadow Edomonson County KY RAWS Archived Data

Alpine Clinton County KY RAWS Archived Data

Somerset Pulaski County KY RAWS Archived Data

Crittenden Grant County KY RAWS Archived Data

Other Links
Palmer Drought Index
Drought Monitor

The following maps are available at the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal:
Keetch-Byram Drought Index
1 hour dead fuel moisture, percentile, and forecast
10 hour dead fuel moisture, percentile, and forecast
100 hour dead fuel moisture, percentile, and forecast
1000 hour dead fuel moisture, percentile, and forecast

The following maps are not available at this time:
National Observed Fire Danger Class
Forecast Fire Danger Class