Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
334 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...Dry and warm today with afternoon highs in the low
to mid 80s. Surface winds will increase to 5-10 mph out of the
southwest by late morning. Sufficient mixing heights will support
good dispersion in the afternoon. Thursday will be hot with
afternoon highs in the upper 80s to near 90. Widespread showers
and scattered thunderstorms are expected Friday, with brief heavy
rainfall and lightning.

INZ076-083-084-089-012015-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
334 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /234 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      85 (+7)      58 (+3)      88
RH % (24H TREND)      45 (+45)     94 (0)       36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   S  5                      Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W  6         Lgt/Var      S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6147                      7060
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     69816                     106176
DISPERSION            Good                      Excellent
DSI                   MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
ADI EARLY             57 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  51 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              83 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  111 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-012015-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
334 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /234 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      85 (+7)      60 (+5)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      43 (+43)     89 (-8)      36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6133                      7144
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     64867                     107216
DISPERSION            Good                      Excellent
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            4            5
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              50 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  106 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            5            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-012015-
Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-
Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Spencer-Nelson-
Including the cities of Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Corydon,
New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shepherdsville, Louisville,
La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville,
Taylorsville, and Bardstown
334 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (+6)      58 (+4)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      45 (+45)     92 (-3)      36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   SW  5                     Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6093                      7138
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     79996                     87486
DISPERSION            Good                      Good
DSI                   MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4
ADI EARLY             53 GEN GOOD  5 VERY POOR  44 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE              84 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  82 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            5            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-012015-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
334 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (+8)      58 (+6)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      42 (+42)     92 (-5)      36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      S  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5894                      6761
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      S  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     70404                     69179
DISPERSION            Good                      Good
DSI                   MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            4            4
ADI EARLY             42 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  34 FAIR
ADI LATE              71 GOOD      3 VERY POOR  59 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        1            6            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-012015-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-
Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond,
Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville,
Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany
334 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 /234 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024/

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      84 (+8)      57 (+3)      87
RH % (24H TREND)      39 (+39)     89 (-8)      34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5588                      7722
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     44392                     91740
DISPERSION            Fair                      Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          5            5            5
ADI EARLY             32 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  36 FAIR
ADI LATE              39 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       7            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        2            5            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

$$