Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Eastern Kentucky
National Weather Service Jackson KY
401 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

...Gusty South to Southwest Winds Sunday afternoon and evening...

.DISCUSSION...Rain showers will develop out ahead of an approaching warm
front later tonight, affecting locations mainly along I-64 and near and
west of I-75. Showers will continue to spread more east into Sunday, with
far southeastern Kentucky likely seeing only light rainfall amounts of less
than a tenth of an inch. A period of more moderate rain showers will move
through Sunday night with the passage of a cold front. Rainfall amounts
will total around a quarter of an inch bordering Virginia, to over an
inch near I-64. In addition to the rainfall, gusty south to southwest winds
will engage Sunday afternoon and continue into Sunday evening. Wind gusts
could reach between 25 and 30 mph at times. Drier weather will return
into early next week.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>109-111-119-100930-
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
401 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     80           90           80           0
Precip type           showers      tstms        tstms        None
Temp (24H TREND)      52 (+9)      67 (0)       47           65
Rh % (24H TREND)      100 (+10)    59 (+20)     100          48
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    S  6 G24                  Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  8 G25     SW  6 G24    Lgt/Var
Precip duration       3            4            2
Precip begin          8 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   7 AM
Precip amount         0.14         0.53         0.15         0.00
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2000                      4000
Transport wnd (mph)                S 21                      W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  36000                     48000
ADI Early             5            27           12           49
ADI Late              15           33           26           54
Max LVORI Early       3            4            6            5
Max LVORI Late        3            4            8            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ068-069-080-084>088-114-116-100930-
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
401 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     80           80           70           0
Precip type           showers      tstms        tstms        None
Temp (24H TREND)      52 (+7)      67 (-4)      51           67
Rh % (24H TREND)      93 (-1)      56 (+19)     100          48
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    S  7 G24                  Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  8 G25     SW  6 G23    Lgt/Var
Precip duration       2            3            2
Precip begin          10 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.11         0.15         0.23         0.00
LAL                   1            2            3            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1600                      3400
Transport wnd (mph)                S 18                      W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  25600                     30600
ADI Early             7            23           12           36
ADI Late              14           27           17           42
Max LVORI Early       3            4            7            5
Max LVORI Late        3            4            8            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ079-083-100930-
Pulaski-Wayne-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, and Monticello
401 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Chance precip (%)     90           80           70           0
Precip type           showers      tstms        tstms        None
Temp (24H TREND)      55 (+9)      69 (-2)      50           66
Rh % (24H TREND)      93 (+5)      63 (+19)     100          48
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    S  9 G26                  Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S 10 G26     SW  6 G21    Lgt/Var
Precip duration       3            3            2
Precip begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
Precip amount         0.30         0.17         0.26         0.00
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1700                      3100
Transport wnd (mph)                S 23                      W  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  34000                     24800
ADI Early             6            35           12           28
ADI Late              17           38           17           34
Max LVORI Early       3            4            7            5
Max LVORI Late        4            4            9            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

KYZ110-112-113-115-117-118-120-100930-
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
401 PM EST Sat Nov 9 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Chance precip (%)     70           80           80           20
Precip type           showers      tstms        tstms        showers
Temp (24H TREND)      52 (+9)      67 (-4)      53           67
Rh % (24H TREND)      77 (-16)     51 (+18)     100          48
20ftwnd-AM(mph)                    S  5 G19                  Lgt/Var
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       Lgt/Var      S  6 G21     SW  6 G22    Lgt/Var
Precip duration       1            3            5            1
Precip begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip amount         0.03         0.14         0.20         0.00
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index (MID)                 3                         3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1500                      4100
Transport wnd (mph)                S 17                      W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  22500                     45100
ADI Early             8            20           11           51
ADI Late              12           26           22           55
Max LVORI Early       3            3            5            5
Max LVORI Late        2            3            8            3

Remarks...ADI is Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas.
LVORI is Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. North winds less than 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northeast winds less than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Not as cool.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. West winds less than 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s. West
winds less than 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds less than
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds less
than 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds less than
10 mph.

$$

JKL