731  
FNUS53 KJKL 141115  
FWFJKL  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KENTUCKY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
615 AM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WETTING RAINS ARE PASSING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING  
AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH EVEN A STRAY  
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE AS A WEATHER SYSTEMS IS MOVING THROUGH THE  
AREA. SO FAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS VARY FROM OVER AN INCH FOR THE  
NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA TO AROUND A THIRD OF AN INCH IN THE  
FAR SOUTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS THAT SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY AND THE  
WEEKEND WITH A SUBSEQUENT SEASONABLY COOL, DRY SPELL ON TAP.  
 
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-142130-  
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 EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 40 20  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-8) 45 (0) 56  
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (+41) 100 (+1) 66  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 4 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.52 0.02 0.00  
LAL 2 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 900 3000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 NW 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 7200 36000  
ADI EARLY 13 6 28  
ADI LATE 10 9 31  
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 8 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 9 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-142130-  
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 EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 0  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-7) 44 (-2) 56  
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (+37) 100 (+1) 65  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 6 G20 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) SW 6 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 0.01 0.00  
LAL 2 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 3 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2200 2400  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 NW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17600 26400  
ADI EARLY 18 9 21  
ADI LATE 12 10 24  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 8 5  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ079-083-142130-  
PULASKI-WAYNE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNSIDE, SOMERSET, AND MONTICELLO  
615 AM EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-9) 44 (-6) 56  
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+36) 100 (0) 67  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 9 G20 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) W 9 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END 4 PM  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.00 0.00  
LAL 2 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2200 2700  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 NW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26400 27000  
ADI EARLY 16 13 22  
ADI LATE 26 8 24  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 8  
MAX LVORI LATE 5 9 4  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
 
KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-142130-  
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 EST THU NOV 14 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 50 20  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-10) 46 (+1) 56  
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+44) 100 (+2) 69  
20FTWND-AM(MPH) S 5 G21 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP DURATION 4 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.79 0.05 0.01  
LAL 2 1 1  
HAINES INDEX (MID) 2 2  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 900 2900  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 12 NW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 9000 31900  
ADI EARLY 17 7 23  
ADI LATE 13 10 29  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 8 7  
MAX LVORI LATE 7 8 5  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS  
THAN 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
GREIF  
 
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