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
620 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.DISCUSSION...A VERY ACTIVE PERIOD IS EXPECTED...WITH VERY LITTLE IN
THE WAY OF FIRE CONCERNS. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL TRAVERSE
EASTERN KENTUCKY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS..BRINGING AN INCREASE IN RH
VALUES AND CLOUD COVER...AS WELL FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VALLEYS...UNLESS CAUGHT UNDERNEATH A THUNDERSTORM. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL BE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-171030-
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
620 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
24 HR TREND.........1 DEGREE WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-57 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.........12 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....95.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (95300 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......40 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.04 - 0.15 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......40 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.07 - 0.20 INCHES.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
   24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....36.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (36300 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......50 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.10 - 0.35 INCHES.

$$

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE AT NIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 MPH LATE AT NIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
JMW





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