000 FNUS53 KJKL 091207 FWFJKL FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 707 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION SHOULD LEAD TO A GRADUAL DECREASE IN CLOUDS TODAY AND DRY WEATHER INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW ON FRIDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO START THE NEW WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-104-106>109-111-112-114- 100515- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN- LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE... JACKSON...BOONEVILLE 707 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......26 PERCENT DRIER. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....25. VENT RATE...........POOR (24700 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......10 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........82-92 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT DRIER RIDGES. 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......0 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......15 PERCENT WETTER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....41. VENT RATE...........FAIR (41300 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.08 INCHES. $$ KYZ084>088-110-113-115>120-100515- MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG... HINDMAN...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ... PIKEVILLE 707 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......22 PERCENT DRIER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....17. VENT RATE...........POOR (16700 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......10 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........83-93 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT DRIER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......6 PERCENT WETTER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....44. VENT RATE...........FAIR (44000 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......60 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.07 INCHES. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SNOW OR RAIN LIKELY EARLY...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. .MONDAY...NOT AS COLD. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...NOT AS COLD. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE AT NIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY... THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE AT NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ JP