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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...Widespread showers and thunderstorms will move
through the region tonight, especially after midnight. Isolated
storms will be possible tomorrow afternoon, especially from
southeast Indiana into the northern Blue Grass. additional storms
are in the forecast for Thursday night before cooler weather moves
in for the weekend.

INZ076-083-084-089-170815-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /248 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024/

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (-2)      81 (-2)      55           83
RH % (24H TREND)      90 (-2)      37 (-3)      82           44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW 13 G26                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S 10 G20     SW 15 G28    W  7 G17     S  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.06         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             7300                      4833
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 38                      S 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  248200                    75920
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   3            3            1            3
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            4
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      121 VERY GOOD31 FAIR      25 FAIR
ADI LATE              20 GEN POOR  183 VERY GOOD4 VERY POOR  85 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            4            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        4            1            5            1

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

.FRIDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-170815-
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
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /248 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024/

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      63 (0)       83 (0)       58           84
RH % (24H TREND)      87 (-5)      41 (+2)      90           45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW 12 G24                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S 10 G18     SW 13 G25    SW  8        S  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.08         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             7024                      4973
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  230934                    72615
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   3            3            3            3
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            4
ADI EARLY             23 FAIR      70 GOOD      27 FAIR      22 FAIR
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  139 VERY GOOD8 POOR       76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            4            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            5            3

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

.FRIDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-170815-
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
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (-2)      82 (0)       54           82
RH % (24H TREND)      89 (-2)      41 (-3)      84           44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 14 G26                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S 10 G19     SW 16 G30    SW  9 G19    S  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.08         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             7113                      4835
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 35                     S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  243600                    64708
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   3            3            3            3
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            4
ADI EARLY             19 GEN POOR  70 GOOD      29 FAIR      19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              19 GEN POOR  153 VERY GOOD7 POOR       64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            4            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            5            2

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

.FRIDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-170815-
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
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           20           0
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (+1)      81 (-2)      57           82
RH % (24H TREND)      82 (-11)     47 (+2)      85           44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 14 G25                  Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S  8         SW 15 G28    SW 10 G20    SW  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.08         0.02         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5442                      4511
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  163260                    49258
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Fair
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   3            3            3            2
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            5
ADI EARLY             14 GEN POOR  62 GOOD      26 FAIR      17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              16 GEN POOR  124 VERY GOOD8 POOR       50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            3            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            6            2

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

.FRIDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts
to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 50s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-170815-
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
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /248 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024/

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

CLOUD COVER           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      62 (+1)      80 (-3)      60           84
RH % (24H TREND)      77 (-14)     47 (+9)      88           42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW 13 G24                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   S  8         SW 13 G26    SW 10 G19    SW  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.11         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5316                      5118
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  148148                    58045
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Good
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL
LAL                   3            3            3            2
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            4
ADI EARLY             17 GEN POOR  65 GOOD      25 FAIR      19 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              16 GEN POOR  121 VERY GOOD9 POOR       60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       2            3            4            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            5            3

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

.FRIDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$


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