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
National Weather Service Jackson KY
356 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...A slow-moving weather system will bring primarily
showers but also thunderstorms from time to time through Sunday,
with highest precipitation amounts across the southern districts.
Winds will remain light during this time. Drier weather is expected
early next week.


KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-182015-
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
356 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     60           0            0
Precip type           tstms        None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      78 (+7)      56 (-3)      82
Rh % (24H TREND)      54 (-26)     100 (0)      40
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          11 AM
Precip end            Continuing
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
LAL                   4            1            1
Haines Index (MID)    3                         4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    4800                      7100
Transport wnd (mph)   NE  7                     NE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     28800                     63900
ADI Early             28           3            66
ADI Late              33           6            80
Max LVORI Early       8            6            7
Max LVORI Late        3            8            2

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

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-182015-
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
356 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     80           30           20
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      76 (+7)      56 (-4)      83
Rh % (24H TREND)      62 (-21)     100 (0)      41
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       3            1            1
Precip begin          8 AM
Precip end            Continuing
Precip amount         0.14         0.04         0.00
LAL                   4            3            3
Haines Index (MID)    3                         4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    3700                      6900
Transport wnd (mph)   E  6                      NE 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     18500                     69000
ADI Early             18           3            73
ADI Late              20           7            85
Max LVORI Early       7            7            7
Max LVORI Late        3            8            2

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

$$

KYZ079-083-182015-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
356 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     80           20           0
Precip type           tstms        tstms        None
Temp (24H TREND)      76 (+5)      57 (-4)      82
Rh % (24H TREND)      66 (-20)     100 (0)      45
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       3            1
Precip begin          8 AM
Precip end            Continuing
Precip amount         0.15         0.02         0.00
LAL                   4            3            1
Haines Index (MID)    3                         4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    3500                      6600
Transport wnd (mph)   E  6                      NE 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     17500                     66000
ADI Early             22           2            71
ADI Late              21           7            80
Max LVORI Early       7            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3

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

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-182015-
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
356 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     80           30           30
Precip type           tstms        tstms        tstms
Temp (24H TREND)      78 (+8)      56 (-4)      83
Rh % (24H TREND)      60 (-25)     100 (0)      42
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip duration       3            1            1
Precip begin          8 AM
Precip end            Continuing
Precip amount         0.03         0.01         0.00
LAL                   4            3            3
Haines Index (MID)    3                         4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    4200                      7100
Transport wnd (mph)   NE  5                     NE 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     16800                     71000
ADI Early             20           2            62
ADI Late              21           5            82
Max LVORI Early       7            7            8
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3

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

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds less than
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. West winds less than 10 mph, becoming south early in the
morning.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds less than 10 mph.

$$

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