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

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
613 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY TRACK FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ON
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR COOLER AND DRY WEATHER TO
END THE WEEK.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-230315-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
613 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
   24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-55 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................5.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....63.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (63400 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......70 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.22 - 0.54 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-95 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.06 - 0.21 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
   24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-53 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....98.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (98000 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.06 INCHES.

$$

KYZ086>088-104-106>120-230315-
KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-
BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...
HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...
SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...
BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...
PIKEVILLE
613 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-54 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....53.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (53300 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......70 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.19 - 0.35 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-92 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......11 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................5.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......70 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.14 - 0.26 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
   24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-57 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....80.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (79700 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.09 INCHES.

$$

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY...THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE AT NIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
JP





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