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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
528 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.DISCUSSION...
BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN KENTUCKY TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE TAPERING
TO FLURRIES THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING IN THE BLUEGRASS
FIRST AND THEN FINALLY ENDING IN PIKE COUNTY BY THURSDAY EVENING.
AFTER THIS EVENING...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW FREEZING ALL DAY
TODAY AND THEN TO DROP BACK INTO THE TEENS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUR
FIRST TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.


KYZ088-118-120-110330-
HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE
528 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
   24 HR TREND......13 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-78 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 40 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....123.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (122500 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......80 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.12 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS EARLY...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-19.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.06 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
   24 HR TREND......7 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......23 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....33.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (33300 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......30 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES.

$$

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>087-104-106>117-119-
110330-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-ELLIOTT-
MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-
CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN-
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...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...
SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...
BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ
528 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
   24 HR TREND......13 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 40 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....123.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (122700 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......80 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.09 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15 TO 20.
   24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......NO CHANGE.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......40 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.05 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
   24 HR TREND......7 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......23 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (31800 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......20 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES.

$$

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. FLURRIES POSSIBLE EARLY. LOWS 15 TO
20. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOWS IN
THE UPPER TEENS. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
JJ
National Weather Service National Headquarters
