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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
645 AM EDT MON AUG 12 2013
...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.DISCUSSION...A STALLED COLD FRONT IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL
SLOWLY LIFT NORTH AND CONTINUE TO KEEP A THREAT OF SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE FIRST
PART OF THE WORK WEEK. LOOK FOR HIGHS TO BE MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 80S
TODAY AND TUESDAY.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-130345-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...
PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...
CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...
INEZ...PIKEVILLE
645 AM EDT MON AUG 12 2013
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 80S. 
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 PERCENT DRIER. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................4. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....36. 
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (36500 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......50-60 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.05 - 0.60 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO AN INCH.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.   
MIN TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 60S. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 DEGREES COOLER. 
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................5. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.10 - 0.60 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO AN INCH.  
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 DEGREES COOLER. 
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 PERCENT WETTER. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................5. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....38. 
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (37900 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.10 - 0.30 INCHES. 
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
50S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
$$
GREIF