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FNUS53 KJKL 180903
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
503 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...DAMP CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...PRODUCING ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS. THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY
COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THIS COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE
AREA. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...SUBSTANTIALLY COOLER WEATHER WILL
FILTER INTO THE REGION AND LINGER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OVERNIGHT
LOWS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL FALL WELL INTO THE 40S WITH
HIGHS STUCK IN THE 60S. DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON WEDNESDAY FALLING TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-104-106-108-111-114-
191200-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-
LEE-OWSLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE
503 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. 
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. 
MIN HUMIDITY........78-88 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....60. 
VENT RATE...........GOOD (59600 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......70 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.00 - 0.21 INCHES. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. 
   24 HR TREND......22 DEGREES COOLER. 
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT DRIER. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........NONE. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. 
   24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER. 
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......42 PERCENT DRIER. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....25. 
VENT RATE...........POOR (25000 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........NONE. 

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KYZ086>088-107-109-110-112-113-115>120-191200-
KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-
LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...
HARLAN...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...
HINDMAN...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...
PIKEVILLE
503 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. 
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. 
MIN HUMIDITY........82-92 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......16 PERCENT WETTER. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....32. 
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (32200 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......100 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.07 - 0.31 INCHES. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. 
   24 HR TREND......20 DEGREES COOLER. 
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
PROB OF PRECIP......20 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES. 

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. 
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. 
MIN HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......48 PERCENT DRIER. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
                    FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....30. 
VENT RATE...........MARGINAL (30200 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........NONE. 

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.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE AT NIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY...THEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE AT NIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 

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KAS