000 FNUS53 KLMK 232004 FWFLMK FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 258 PM EST WED FEB 23 2005 .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SCOOTING EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL BRING A PERIOD OF RAIN AND WET SNOW TO THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH AND RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER THE NORTH. WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ONE TO THREE INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTH HALF OF KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. CLEARING WILL TAKE PLACE LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. INZ062-063-069>071-076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-241100- SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-LAWRENCE IN-JACKSON IN-ORANGE IN- WASHINGTON IN-CLARK IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-BROWN IN-MONROE IN- TRIMBLE KY-MARTIN IN-PERRY IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR...PAOLI...SALEM...JEFFERSONVILLE...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... NASHVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...BEDFORD...SHOALS...TELL CITY...JASPER... MARENGO 258 PM EST WED FEB 23 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4100-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. $$ KYZ023>025-028>031-033-034-038-045-053-241100- LARUE KY-SHELBY KY-HENRY KY-OLDHAM KY-SPENCER KY-JEFFERSON KY- NELSON KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HODGENVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... NEW CASTLE...LA GRANGE...TAYLORSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...BARDSTOWN... HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...HAWESVILLE...ELIZABETHTOWN... MOUNT WASHINGTON 258 PM EST WED FEB 23 2005 (158 PM CST WED FEB 23 2005) .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 - 0.15 INCHES. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-42. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. $$ KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-054>057-067-241100- MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-BOYLE KY-MARION KY-FRANKLIN KY-HARRISON KY- SCOTT KY-ANDERSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...LANCASTER...DANVILLE... LEBANON...FRANKFORT...CYNTHIANA...GEORGETOWN...LAWRENCEBURG... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS... CARLISLE...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...STANFORD 258 PM EST WED FEB 23 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.07 - 0.19 INCHES. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-39. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3000-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 20 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 INCHES. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-29. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-49. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4300-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. $$ KYZ026-027-061>063-070>074-241100- WARREN KY-ALLEN KY-SIMPSON KY-LOGAN KY-BARREN KY-OHIO KY- GRAYSON KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-BUTLER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...SCOTTSVILLE... FRANKLIN...RUSSELLVILLE...GLASGOW...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... BROWNSVILLE...HORSE CAVE...MORGANTOWN 158 PM CST WED FEB 23 2005 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.06 - 0.22 INCHES. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3600-4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 15 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. $$ KYZ064>066-075>078-081-082-241100- TAYLOR KY-RUSSELL KY-METCALFE KY-GREEN KY-CUMBERLAND KY-MONROE KY- CLINTON KY-ADAIR KY-CASEY KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMPBELLSVILLE...RUSSELL SPRINGS... EDMONTON...GREENSBURG...BURKESVILLE...TOMPKINSVILLE...ALBANY... COLUMBIA...LIBERTY 258 PM EST WED FEB 23 2005 (158 PM CST WED FEB 23 2005) .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.19 INCHES. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...3200-3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 15 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 INCHES. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MAX MIXING HEIGHT...4200-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP AMOUNT.......NONE. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. $$