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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
345 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025
DISCUSSION
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL
PICK UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT, WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND A QUARTER
INCH SHOULD BE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT, WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS
CLOSER TO A HALF AN INCH MOST LIKELY OVER THE CUMBERLAND DRAINAGE
BASIN. MOST PLACES CAN EXPECT DRY WEATHER TO RETURN BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT BY TUESDAY. SHOWER CHANCES RETURN AS A WARM FRONT
PUSHES NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD
FRONT, RESULTING IN A STRETCH OF WETTER WEATHER THURSDAY AND
BEYOND.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-212015-
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
345 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-76 (-7) 46-57 (-6) 72-75
RH % (24H TREND) 40-64 (+24) 83-100 (+21) 26-39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 7-11 G26 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3400 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 NE 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78200 18000
ADI EARLY 70 9 11
ADI LATE 62 8 23
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 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>088-114-116-212015-
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
345 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 30
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-78 (-6) 47-60 (-2) 73-76
RH % (24H TREND) 38-64 (+26) 86-100 (+18) 27-50
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 7-11 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 6-10 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.03 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3800 4800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 28 NE 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91200 19200
ADI EARLY 77 5 9
ADI LATE 54 8 17
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 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.
KYZ079-083-212015-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
345 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 20 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 74-75 (-9) 47-55 (-7) 75-76
RH % (24H TREND) 52-66 (+26) 90-100 (+16) 32-43
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 9-13 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 7-11 G25 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.01 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2800 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 NE 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64400 18000
ADI EARLY 47 6 8
ADI LATE 47 6 24
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 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.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-212015-
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
345 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 20
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
TEMP (24H TREND) 77-80 (-5) 49-59 (-3) 73-76
RH % (24H TREND) 36-54 (+20) 80-100 (+17) 27-43
20FTWND-AM(MPH) SW 6-10 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 6-10 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.03 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4800 4700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 26 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110400 18800
ADI EARLY 106 7 13
ADI LATE 75 10 16
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 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
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
GINNICK
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