RSS FeedsIssued by NWS Jackson, KY
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
345 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
.DISCUSSION...
A SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING CLOUDS BACK INTO THE
REGION ALONG WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND LIMIT THE
AFTERNOON HIGHS TO THE 50S...BUT WILL ALSO KEEP THE OVERNIGHT LOWS
IN THE 40S. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PASS THROUGH THE AREA
THANKSGIVING MORNING WITH A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS BEHIND IT TO END THE
WORK WEEK. IN FACT... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MIXING
IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NO
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED EXCEPT FOR MAYBE A DUSTING OVER THE
HIGHEST RIDGES ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER.
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-251345-
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
345 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-89 PERCENT RIDGES AND 88-98 PERCENT VALLEYS.
24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......20 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.02 INCHES.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-68 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....95.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (95200 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......20 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-91 PERCENT RIDGES AND 88-98 PERCENT VALLEYS.
24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT WETTER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......10 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-65 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....137.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT (137500 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......30 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES.
$$
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY...THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
EARLY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
JJ
