Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Kentucky...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson KY
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.DISCUSSION...Another cool night will bring the chance for some
patchy frost in the valleys into Friday morning. Then relative
humidity values will drop to between 30 and 35 percent across mainly
northern locations Friday afternoon with 20 foot winds averaging 10
to 15 mph. Warmer conditions on Friday will also bring a small
chances of showers, but a drying trend then sets up through the
weekend with increased southerly breezes supporting warmer
temperatures. Better shower and thunderstorm chances look to return
to the area for the early to middle part of next week.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-260815-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-Morgan-
Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Lee-Martin-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville,
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna, Clay City,
Stanton, Frenchburg, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton,
Salyersville, Beattyville, and Inez
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           0
Precip type           None         None         showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      38 (+1)      74 (+9)      57           80
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+7)     33 (+6)      83           36
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SE  5                     S 11 G23
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  7 G17     S  6         S 11 G23
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00
LAL                   1            1            2            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7300                      5300
Transport wnd (mph)                S 14                      SW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  87600                     100700
ADI Early             3            78           12           69
ADI Late              5            95           12           71
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3
Max LVORI Late        5            2            3            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-260815-
Rockcastle-Jackson-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Owsley-
Clay-
Including the cities of Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee, Annville,
London, Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville,
Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Booneville,
and Manchester
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            20           20           0
Precip type           None         showers      showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      42 (+1)      74 (+4)      56           81
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+7)     38 (+12)     93           37
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    S  6                      S 12 G24
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  9 G19     SE  8        S 11 G22
Precip duration                    1            1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6700                      4400
Transport wnd (mph)                S 17                      S 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  100500                    79200
ADI Early             3            64           10           61
ADI Late              4            65           11           61
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ079-083-260815-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           0
Precip type           None         showers      showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      43 (+2)      73 (+3)      60           80
Rh % (24H TREND)      96 (+2)      45 (+16)     81           40
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SE  7 G17                 S 13 G27
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       NE  5        S 10 G20     S  9         S 12 G23
Precip duration                    1            1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            2            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4400                      4000
Transport wnd (mph)                S 21                      S 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  79200                     76000
ADI Early             4            41           14           65
ADI Late              5            60           18           64
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3
Max LVORI Late        4            2            3            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-260815-
Floyd-Breathitt-Knott-Perry-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Jackson, Hindman,
Pippa Passes, Hazard, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
425 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           0
Precip type           None         None         showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      39 (-1)      75 (+7)      56           80
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+5)     36 (+10)     90           36
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    Lgt/Var                   S 10 G22
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  6         S  6         S  9 G19
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7400                      4800
Transport wnd (mph)                S 14                      S 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  88800                     86400
ADI Early             4            99           10           62
ADI Late              3            94           13           67
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            3
Max LVORI Late        5            2            4            2

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$
GREIF


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