558  
FNUS53 KLMK 231928  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
328 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH  
THE REGION. HOWEVER, RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO  
HALF INCH OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA, TAPERING DOWN TO LESS THAN A  
TENTH OF AN INCH IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. DRY AND COOL WEATHER  
WILL FOLLOW WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY UNDER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE.  
A SHIFT TO A SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR  
RAIN ON FRIDAY, WITH WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-240815-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
328 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024 /228 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2024/  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+4) 67 (-5) 39 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+32) 37 (+2) 92 36  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 G18 N 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5866 4600  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 E 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64992 36464  
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 40 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 33 FAIR  
ADI LATE 7 POOR 78 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 3 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 1 6 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 40 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-240815-  
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  
328 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024 /228 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2024/  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+9) 71 (-2) 40 71  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+26) 31 (0) 89 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G17 NW 6 N 5 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6313 5125  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 E 6  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67628 35574  
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL  
DSI MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 39 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 25 FAIR  
ADI LATE 11 POOR 77 GOOD 7 POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
 

 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-240815-  
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  
328 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+5) 67 (-5) 37 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+33) 37 (+4) 91 37  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 5 E 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 G19 N 6 N 6 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6189 4566  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 14 E 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70954 33784  
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL  
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
ADI EARLY 26 FAIR 44 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 34 FAIR  
ADI LATE 9 POOR 80 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 37 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
60S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 40 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-240815-  
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  
328 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+9) 67 (-4) 36 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+30) 36 (+2) 89 41  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 6 E 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G19 NW 7 N 6 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6335 4332  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 14 E 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74737 29344  
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL  
DSI MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 49 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 30 FAIR  
ADI LATE 11 POOR 84 GOOD 8 POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
 

 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-240815-  
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  
328 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024 /228 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2024/  
 
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+12) 70 (-2) 39 72  
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+17) 31 (0) 89 35  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G19 NW 6 N 5 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6719 5246  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 12 NE 6  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75648 28616  
DISPERSION GOOD POOR  
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 45 GEN GOOD 7 POOR 23 FAIR  
ADI LATE 13 GEN POOR 81 GOOD 7 POOR 31 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 5 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 1 5 2  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND  
80. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.  
 

 
 
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