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FNUS53 KLMK 181937
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY, MILD, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MOSTLY IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET WITH 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS AT
TIMES. SOME AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD OCCUR UNDER THESE CONDITION,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE GUSTS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE
ACROSS OUR NW TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
INZ076-083-084-089-190815-
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025 /237 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 60 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+5) 77 (-3) 56 81
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+31) 60 (+21) 94 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G21 SW 5 LGT/VAR SE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.22 0.07 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3065 5417
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58235 102340
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 23 FAIR
ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 48 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 119 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 5 5
MAX LVORI LATE 4 3 6 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-190815-
HANCOCK-BRECKINRIDGE-MEADE-OHIO-GRAYSON-HARDIN-LARUE-BUTLER-
EDMONSON-HART-LOGAN-WARREN-SIMPSON-ALLEN-BARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEWISPORT, HAWESVILLE, HARDINSBURG,
BRANDENBURG, HARTFORD, LEITCHFIELD, ELIZABETHTOWN, HODGENVILLE,
MORGANTOWN, BROWNSVILLE, HORSE CAVE, RUSSELLVILLE, BOWLING GREEN,
FRANKLIN, PROVIDENCE, SCOTTSVILLE, AND GLASGOW
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025 /237 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+7) 81 (0) 60 82
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (+16) 50 (+7) 90 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 9 G19 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G21 SW 9 G18 LGT/VAR S 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4304 5379
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80218 109767
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 58 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 27 FAIR
ADI LATE 17 GEN POOR 67 GOOD 5 VERY POOR 101 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND
80. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-190815-
WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD-CLARK IN-
BULLITT-JEFFERSON-OLDHAM-TRIMBLE-HENRY-SHELBY-SPENCER-NELSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, MADISON, CORYDON,
NEW ALBANY, JEFFERSONVILLE, SHEPHERDSVILLE, LOUISVILLE,
LA GRANGE, BEDFORD, MILTON, NEW CASTLE, SHELBYVILLE,
TAYLORSVILLE, AND BARDSTOWN
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 40 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+8) 79 (-1) 57 81
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+25) 56 (+16) 93 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 8 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G21 SW 7 G17 LGT/VAR SE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.09 0.03 0.02
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4274 5130
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 20 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89250 89676
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 60 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 18 GEN POOR 61 GOOD 7 POOR 71 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-190815-
FRANKLIN-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON-WOODFORD-FAYETTE-BOURBON-
NICHOLAS-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER-JESSAMINE-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FRANKFORT, GEORGETOWN, CYNTHIANA,
LAWRENCEBURG, VERSAILLES, LEXINGTON, PARIS, CARLISLE,
SPRINGFIELD, HARRODSBURG, NICHOLASVILLE, AND WINCHESTER
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+11) 80 (0) 57 80
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+16) 51 (+15) 92 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 10 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G22 SW 10 G21 LGT/VAR SE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4542 4792
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 21 S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 99924 63630
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 19 GEN POOR 72 GOOD 10 POOR 17 GEN POOR
ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 66 GOOD 7 POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-190815-
MARION-BOYLE-GARRARD-MADISON-GREEN-TAYLOR-CASEY-LINCOLN-MONROE-
METCALFE-ADAIR-RUSSELL-CUMBERLAND-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, DANVILLE, LANCASTER, RICHMOND,
GREENSBURG, CAMPBELLSVILLE, LIBERTY, STANFORD, TOMPKINSVILLE,
EDMONTON, COLUMBIA, JAMESTOWN, BURKESVILLE, AND ALBANY
337 PM EDT FRI APR 18 2025 /237 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+9) 82 (+1) 60 82
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (+15) 44 (+17) 91 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 9 G19 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G20 SW 10 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4885 5297
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 23 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 117240 68861
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
ADI EARLY 18 GEN POOR 73 GOOD 8 POOR 25 FAIR
ADI LATE 16 GEN POOR 81 GOOD 4 VERY POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 3 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 2 1 5 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
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