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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
452 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...Low Relative Humidity This Afternoon and Friday Afternoon...

.DISCUSSION...Dry weather can be expected through the end of the
work week, as high pressure passes by to our south. Rain
chances return this weekend and early next week, along with
above normal temperatures. Drier air aloft will mix down this
afternoon and Friday afternoon, allowing for minimum relative
humidity values of near or slightly below 25 percent for many
locations during peak heating. West winds will also gust to
around 20 mph on Friday.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-282115-
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
452 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      54-57 (0)    30-41 (+8)   67-68
Rh % (24H TREND)      20-33 (-12)  60-100 (+7)  20-31
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       N 2-6 G13                 W 6-10 G21
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       NW 5-9 G17   W 2-6 G14    W 7-11 G21
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)    3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5800                      6300
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 15                     W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)     75400                     132300
ADI Early             74           3            99
ADI Late              84           9            112
Max LVORI Early       6            3            4
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2

Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-282115-
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
452 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      53-58 (-2)   28-41 (+7)   65-70
Rh % (24H TREND)      20-33 (-10)  57-100 (+11) 17-31
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       N 2-6 G15                 W 4-8 G20
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       NW 5-9 G16   Lgt/Var      W 6-10 G20
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)    3                         4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5700                      6100
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 16                     W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)     79800                     109800
ADI Early             72           3            104
ADI Late              88           6            106
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2

Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ079-083-282115-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
452 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      57-58 (+1)   29-41 (+8)   68-69
Rh % (24H TREND)      23-32 (-12)  60-100 (+9)  19-28
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       N 2-6 G13                 SW 4-8 G19
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       NW 4-8 G14   Lgt/Var      SW 5-9 G19
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)    3                         4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5700                      5800
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 13                     W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     62700                     98600
ADI Early             72           3            109
ADI Late              85           6            117
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2

Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-282115-
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
452 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Precip type           None         None         None
Temp (24H TREND)      53-56 (-8)   27-41 (+6)   65-68
Rh % (24H TREND)      21-29 (-10)  57-100 (+12) 19-27
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       N 2-6 G13                 W 6-10 G22
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       NW 4-8 G16   W 2-6        W 7-11 G22
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index (MID)    3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5700                      6400
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 17                     W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)     85500                     134400
ADI Early             71           6            104
ADI Late              96           7            112
Max LVORI Early       5            3            4
Max LVORI Late        2            4            2

Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility
Occurrence Risk Index.

$$


.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.


$$

GEOGERIAN


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