189 FNUS53 KJKL 231012 FWFJKL FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 512 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES TODAY. UNLIKE YESTERDAY WHEN CLOUDS KEPT TEMPERATURES COOL AND THE HUMIDITY UP...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE TODAY WILL YIELD LOW HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CLOUDS WILL THEN QUICKLY INCREASE TONIGHT...AS WILL RAIN CHANCES. THE RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET OR A LITTLE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO ALL RAIN QUICKLY MONDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM. BETWEEN ONE-HALF AND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. KYZ087-088-104-106-107-109-110-112-113-115-117>120-232300- BELL-HARLAN-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT- PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 512 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. 24 HR TREND......13 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......26 PERCENT DRIER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....45. VENT RATE...........FAIR (45000 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW TOWARDS DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32 IN VALLEYS...32-37 ON RIDGES. 24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........84-94 PERCENT VALLEYS...62-72 PERCENT RIDGES. 24 HR TREND......6 PERCENT DRIER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. PROB OF PRECIP......40 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.02 INCHES. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN. A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........62-72 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......45 PERCENT WETTER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....58. VENT RATE...........GOOD (58200 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......100 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.52 - 0.68 INCHES. $$ KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>086-108-111-114-116- 232300- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-WOLFE-LEE-OWSLEY- CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...CAMPTON... BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER 512 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. 24 HR TREND......14 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT DRIER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....48. VENT RATE...........FAIR (47800 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. RAIN LIKELY LATE...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. 24 HR TREND......15 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........78-88 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. PROB OF PRECIP......70 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.01 - 0.10 INCHES. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN EARLY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........63-70 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......41 PERCENT WETTER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....53. VENT RATE...........GOOD (53300 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......100 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.45 - 0.66 INCHES. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. $$ ABE