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...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Jackson KY
913 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...Low Humidity and Gusty Winds on Tuesday...
...Low Humidity on Thursday...

.DISCUSSION...Dry and breezy conditions are possible on Tuesday and
could approach critical fire weather thresholds. This as winds gust
to 20 to 25 mph and minimum relative humidity values drop below 25
percent for most locations. A cold front will bring light rainfall
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, but most locations will see a
tenth of an inch or less of rainfall. Then we will see yet another
dry day Thursday with afternoon minimum relative humidity values
dropping into the 25 to 30 percent range. The warmer weather and
small chances of rain return by the end of the week into weekend.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-230830-
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
913 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            80           0
Precip type           None         None         showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      34 (+3)      71 (+9)      50           67
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+6)     22 (-3)      100          38
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SW  7 G23                 NW  5
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      SW  9 G25    SW  6 G20    NW  6
Precip duration                                 4
Precip begin                                    Continuing
Precip end                                      8 AM
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5300                      5100
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 25                     NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  116600                    45900
ADI Early             2            85           9            52
ADI Late              3            112          20           59
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            4
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            2

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-230830-
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
913 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           0
Precip type           None         None         showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      34 (+3)      73 (+11)     50           70
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+8)     22 (-3)      100          36
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SW  5 G21                 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      SW  9 G24    SW  6 G21    NW  5
Precip duration                                 2
Precip begin                                    8 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5300                      5200
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 23                     NW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  106000                    52000
ADI Early             2            81           9            53
ADI Late              3            114          9            63
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            6
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            2

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

$$

KYZ079-083-230830-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
913 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           0
Precip type           None         None         showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      34 (+4)      72 (+9)      51           70
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+3)     25 (-3)      100          38
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SW  7 G21                 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      SW 10 G24    SW  8 G20    NW  6
Precip duration                                 2
Precip begin                                    8 PM
Precip end                                      7 AM
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 4                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5200                      5200
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 24                     NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  109200                    46800
ADI Early             2            81           9            54
ADI Late              3            102          9            64
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            6
Max LVORI Late        5            2            6            2

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-230830-
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
913 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     0            0            80           0
Precip type           None         None         showers      None
Temp (24H TREND)      33 (+2)      72 (+11)     50           68
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+10)    21 (-4)      100          37
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    SW  5 G19                 Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      SW  7 G22    SW  5 G20    NW  5
Precip duration                                 3
Precip begin                                    9 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.13         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5300                      5100
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 22                     NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  100700                    45900
ADI Early             2            83           11           59
ADI Late              3            120          11           68
Max LVORI Early       3            4            2            6
Max LVORI Late        4            2            5            2

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds less than
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

DJ


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