609  
FNUS53 KJKL 101015  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
615 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
DISCUSSION
 
UNSETTLED AND COOL WEATHER WILL BE WITH US THROUGH THE  
FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS SLIP THROUGH THE  
AREA BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO  
EASTERN KENTUCKY EACH AFTERNOON. AFTER A BOUT OF TEMPERATURES BELOW  
NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY, MILDER CONDITIONS RETURN BY MONDAY, WITH  
DAILY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE MIDDLE  
OF THE WEEK.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-102030-  
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  
615 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 50  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-11) 44 (-11) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-18) 100 (+2) 39  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 7 G19  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 8 G18 LGT/VAR W 10 G22  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06  
LAL 2 1 2  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7300 8300  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 W 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 102200 190900  
ADI EARLY 49 6 92  
ADI LATE 86 3 109  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-102030-  
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  
615 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 30  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-9) 44 (-11) 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-14) 100 (+6) 39  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 6 G17  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 9 G18 LGT/VAR W 9 G21  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.03  
LAL 2 1 2  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6100 7200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 16 W 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85400 144000  
ADI EARLY 58 8 95  
ADI LATE 64 3 115  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-102030-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
615 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-10) 44 (-10) 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-14) 100 (+3) 41  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G17  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 8 G17 LGT/VAR W 9 G21  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5900 7200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 W 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76700 158400  
ADI EARLY 59 5 135  
ADI LATE 66 4 143  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-102030-  
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  
615 AM EDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 50  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE TSTMS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-10) 43 (-13) 70  
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-11) 100 (+6) 43  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 6 G17  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR W 9 G19  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.06  
LAL 2 1 2  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6300 6200  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 15 W 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81900 99200  
ADI EARLY 54 10 106  
ADI LATE 67 2 106  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH EARLY IN THE MORNING.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
GREIF  
 
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