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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
657 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
DISCUSSION
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE OHIO VALLEY
TODAY AND THEN TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS EASTERN KY TODAY, USHERING IN COLDER AIR. RAIN SHOWERS OR A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN KY LATER THIS
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW.
SNOW SHOWERS ARE THEN ANTICIPATED AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT, BEFORE
TAPERING TO FLURRIES ON SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE,
MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN
TO END THE WEEKEND, BEFORE A SERIES OF SYSTEMS BRINGS RAIN CHANCES FROM
MONDAY NIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-202115-
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
657 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 50 20
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS FLURRIES
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-3) 28 (-5) 33
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+6) 100 (+3) 48
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 6 G18 NW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.02 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 4300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59400 43000
ADI EARLY 36 14 34
ADI LATE 45 32 40
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-202115-
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
657 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 20
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-4) 26 (-6) 35
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+5) 100 (+2) 47
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 8 G22 NW 5 G20 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.03 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3500 3800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66500 38000
ADI EARLY 40 15 28
ADI LATE 50 28 28
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ079-083-202115-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
657 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 0
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-6) 28 (-2) 37
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+8) 100 (+1) 51
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 6 G21 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 10 G22 NW 6 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66000 36900
ADI EARLY 55 18 30
ADI LATE 54 31 31
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 3
MAX LVORI LATE 4 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-202115-
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
657 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 20
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-3) 27 (-5) 34
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (+4) 100 (0) 50
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 5 G18 W 5 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.04 0.01
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3300 3900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59400 35100
ADI EARLY 29 14 32
ADI LATE 47 34 29
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
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