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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
555 AM EST WED JAN 22 2020
..LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE OH VALLEY TO THE
EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE
TODAY, BUT DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE. THIS WILL LEAD
TO MIN RH BELOW 25 PERCENT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY
IN THE HAZARD AND PINEVILLE BRANCHES OF THE KDF. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVING FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE MIDWEST AND OH VALLEY
WILL LEAD TO INCREASING CLOUDS STARTING LATER TODAY, WITH THE
CLOUDS THICKENING AND LOWERING TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE OH VALLEY TO END
THE WEEK, BRINGING GOOD CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION STARTING ON
THURSDAY NIGHT. A HALF OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-222200-
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
555 AM EST WED JAN 22 2020
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 42-45 (+13) 21-29 (+15) 46-49
RH % (24H TREND) 23-28 (-16) 55-88 (-3) 32-35
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1400 900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 SE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 6455 4613
ADI EARLY 10 POOR 2 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR
ADI LATE 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T EXCEEDING 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX RH
EXCEEDING 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. DISPERSION INDEX IS
MAGNITUDE OF VENT RATE DIVIDED BY 1000.
KYZ079-083-222200-
PULASKI-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO
555 AM EST WED JAN 22 2020
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND) 43-44 (+11) 26-31 (+16) 47-48
RH % (24H TREND) 26-29 (-18) 58-78 (-13) 39-46
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 2-6
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1600 1000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 3 S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 5298 8817
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
ADI LATE 9 POOR 3 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T EXCEEDING 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX RH
EXCEEDING 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. DISPERSION INDEX IS
MAGNITUDE OF VENT RATE DIVIDED BY 1000.
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-222200-
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
555 AM EST WED JAN 22 2020
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY CLOUDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 43-46 (+14) 21-30 (+14) 46-49
RH % (24H TREND) 22-25 (-20) 34-96 (+7) 34-39
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1400 900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 3 S 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 3759 7078
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 2 VERY POOR 9 POOR
ADI LATE 9 POOR 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 3
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T EXCEEDING 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX RH
EXCEEDING 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. DISPERSION INDEX IS
MAGNITUDE OF VENT RATE DIVIDED BY 1000.
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-222200-
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
555 AM EST WED JAN 22 2020
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP (24H TREND) 45-48 (+16) 21-31 (+17) 47-50
RH % (24H TREND) 18-23 (-25) 39-92 (-1) 32-35
20FTWND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX (MID) 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1300 800
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 3 SE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 4619 3898
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 2 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR
ADI LATE 7 POOR 4 VERY POOR 6 VERY POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 2 3 2
REMARKS...RANGES OF MIN T EXCEEDING 8 DEGREES & RANGES OF MAX RH
EXCEEDING 10% INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THERMAL BELTS. ADI IS
ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. DISPERSION INDEX IS
MAGNITUDE OF VENT RATE DIVIDED BY 1000.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PERIODS OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 40.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
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