645  
FNUS53 KJKL 282045 AAA  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KENTUCKY...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
445 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2024  
   
..LOW RH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY WEST WINDS
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRY WEATHER WILL HOLD THROUGH THE END OF THE  
WORK WEEK, AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES BY TO OUR SOUTH. RAIN  
CHANCES ARE STILL ON TRACK TO RETURN THIS WEEKEND AND FOR EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL MIX  
DOWN AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ALLOWING FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES OF NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR MANY LOCATIONS DURING  
PEAK HEATING. WEST WINDS WILL ALSO GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH ON FRIDAY  
PUTTING VALUES NEAR CRITICAL FOR FIRE BEHAVIOR CONCERNS. WINDS LOOK  
TO ALSO BE BREEZY ON SATURDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST, BUT IT SHOULD NOT  
BE QUITE AS DRY ALONG WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH THE  
DAY.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-290930-  
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  
445 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2024  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-1) 68 (+13) 44 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+7) 21 (-6) 85 34  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 8 G19 SW 10 G27  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G21 SW 5 SW 11 G29  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8100 6000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 SW 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 178200 138000  
ADI EARLY 5 100 7 74  
ADI LATE 13 122 11 83  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-290930-  
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  
445 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2024  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-4) 69 (+14) 46 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 19 (-7) 86 30  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 7 G18 SW 10 G25  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G19 LGT/VAR SW 11 G26  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7400 5800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 21 SW 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 133200 127600  
ADI EARLY 5 96 7 75  
ADI LATE 12 109 10 84  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 2 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-290930-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
445 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2024  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (-4) 69 (+12) 48 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 20 (-7) 74 32  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 6 G17 SW 10 G26  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G17 SW 5 SW 11 G25  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6500 5100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 SW 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110500 112200  
ADI EARLY 4 83 7 73  
ADI LATE 12 98 10 79  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 3 2  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-290930-  
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  
445 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2024  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-4) 69 (+15) 41 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 20 (-5) 96 32  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) W 7 G19 SW 8 G26  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G20 LGT/VAR SW 9 G26  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8200 6000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 25 W 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 180400 138000  
ADI EARLY 5 115 6 77  
ADI LATE 12 132 9 86  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 3 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS  
5 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MUCH COOLER.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 

 
GREIF  
 
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