Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
357 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...Scattered severe storms are possible through this
evening. Showers and thunderstorms will weaken and exit the region
from northwest to southeast early Thursday morning. Thursday looks
drier with afternoon highs near 80. Below normal temperatures
return for Friday and persist into the weekend.

INZ076-083-084-089-090815-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
357 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /257 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (+2)      78 (-6)      49           68
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      48 (-18)     93           44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  7                     N  5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  6        W 11 G18     NW  8        NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.04         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5607                      6311
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  151362                    94665
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   MOD UNSTBL
LAL                   5            2            2            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI EARLY             12 POOR      58 GEN GOOD  31 FAIR      51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  122 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR  106 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        6            1            5            1

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-090815-
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
357 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /257 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      63 (-1)      80 (-1)      51           68
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (-1)      48 (-26)     90           47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  8                     N  6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  7        W 11 G18     NW  8        NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.33         0.09         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5436                      6347
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  132700                    95205
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   MOD UNSTBL
LAL                   5            3            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            3
ADI EARLY             12 POOR      66 GOOD      15 GEN POOR  45 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              12 POOR      103 VERY GOOD15 GEN POOR  100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            4            4
MAX LVORI LATE        5            2            4            1

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-090815-
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
357 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (0)       79 (-4)      50           68
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      50 (-17)     90           47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  8                     NW  6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S  6         W 12 G21     W  9 G17     NW  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.06         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5470                      6485
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  133150                    100470
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   MOD UNSTBL
LAL                   5            3            2            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      50 GEN GOOD  28 FAIR      55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              11 POOR      108 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR  98 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            4            4
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            4            1

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

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-090815-
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
357 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (0)       79 (-4)      51           66
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (0)      51 (-14)     88           48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  9 G17                 NW  7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S  7         W 12 G22     W 10         NW  9
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.08         0.00         0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5233                      5860
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  130825                    102438
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   MOD UNSTBL
LAL                   5            3            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      48 GEN GOOD  25 FAIR      55 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              11 POOR      112 VERY GOOD19 GEN POOR  79 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            4            4
MAX LVORI LATE        6            3            4            1

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

.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 70.
Northwest winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-090815-
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
357 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /257 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         Showers
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            20
TEMP (24H TREND)      63 (0)       80 (-1)      51           68
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (-2)      51 (-21)     91           49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW 10 G17                 NW  6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  7        W 11 G20     W  8         NW  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.18         0.17         0.00         0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4998                      5921
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  124350                    98702
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   5            3            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3
ADI EARLY             11 POOR      56 GEN GOOD  22 FAIR      48 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              13 GEN POOR  102 VERY GOOD13 GEN POOR  99 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            5            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        5            3            5            1

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$