035  
FNUS53 KLMK 200940  
FWFLMK  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
440 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY, WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM  
THE NW AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THE WEEKEND  
WILL BE DRY AND COLD UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE  
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK, WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES AFTER TUESDAY.  
 
INZ076-083-084-089-202115-  
ORANGE-DUBOIS-CRAWFORD-PERRY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAOLI, JASPER, ENGLISH, AND TELL CITY  
440 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /340 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-7) 26 (-5) 36  
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (+11) 88 (-6) 54  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 9 G17 NW 6 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2845 4375  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 23 N 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63595 33696  
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4  
ADI EARLY 50 GEN GOOD 21 FAIR 31 FAIR  
ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 24 FAIR 38 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 5 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
30S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-202115-  
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  
440 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /340 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FRZ DRZL NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-10) 28 (-5) 38  
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (+2) 89 (-6) 52  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G18 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G18 NW 7 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3409 4387  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 N 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85332 42470  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI STBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4  
ADI EARLY 62 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 34 FAIR  
ADI LATE 60 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR 33 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 4 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 3 4 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP  
TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS  
UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-202115-  
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  
440 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FRZ DRZL NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-7) 26 (-7) 36  
RH % (24H TREND) 73 (+5) 91 (-3) 52  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 9 G17 NW 7 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3362 4518  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 N 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70602 43130  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4  
ADI EARLY 50 GEN GOOD 26 FAIR 39 FAIR  
ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR 40 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-202115-  
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  
440 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FRZ DRZL NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-8) 28 (-5) 35  
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+5) 93 (-1) 51  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 N 5  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 9 G17 NW 7 N 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.01 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3202 4530  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 22 N 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64040 50040  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4  
ADI EARLY 47 GEN GOOD 23 FAIR 32 FAIR  
ADI LATE 50 GEN GOOD 33 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 3  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-202115-  
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  
440 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024 /340 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2024/  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS FRZ DRZL NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-10) 28 (-4) 37  
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (+2) 92 (-5) 53  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 7 G17 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 9 G17 NW 7 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.01 0.00  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3436 4354  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 23 N 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69256 42950  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 3 4  
ADI EARLY 53 GEN GOOD 21 FAIR 31 FAIR  
ADI LATE 54 GEN GOOD 32 FAIR 38 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 4 4 3  
 
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.  
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.  
   
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
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