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

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 
000
FNUS53 KLMK 170829
FWFLMK

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND PROVIDING MULTIPLE
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE WEEKEND WILL
NOT BE A COMPLETE WASH OUT...CONTINUED ON AND OFF SHOWERS AND
STORMS WILL MAKE FUELS VERY WET. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN
SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH FAIR TO GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL
EXPECTED.


INZ076-083-084-089-172015-
ORANGE IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /329 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72700 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4800-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.22 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40100 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.09 INCHES.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ023>034-038-045-053-172015-
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-
HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-
SPENCER KY-NELSON KY-LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...
HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...
ELIZABETHTOWN...MOUNT WASHINGTON...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...BARDSTOWN...
HODGENVILLE
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /329 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (75600 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5500-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 - 0.27 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.13 - 0.33 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55500 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.09 - 0.24 INCHES.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-066-067-172015-
FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-
JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-
CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...LIBERTY...STANFORD
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57700 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...5300-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.16 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.16 - 0.33 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62800 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3400-3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.21 - 0.32 INCHES.

$$

KYZ061>063-070>074-172015-
BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE...
RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW
329 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56900 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4200-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 - 0.31 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.17 - 0.34 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (37900 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...2300-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.20 INCHES.

$$

KYZ064-065-075>078-081-082-172015-
GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...RUSSELL SPRINGS...
BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
429 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /329 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54000 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4900-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.26 - 0.37 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (37800 KNOT-FT).
MAX MIXING HEIGHT...2000-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.24 INCHES.

$$

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

$$
USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.