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
559 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...A PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL THEN WIND
DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...AS MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR
SETTLE IN ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...PROVIDING FOR A NICE WEEKEND.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-241000-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
559 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
   24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-61 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....60.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.05 - 0.22 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER
                    LATE AT NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
   24 HR TREND......13 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-100 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......40 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.00 - 0.12 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
   24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-36 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......24 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....92.
VENT RATE...........GOOD (92300 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........NONE.

$$

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.
.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT 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 MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
GEOGERIAN








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