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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
413 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL LINGER ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS EVENING WITH
TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT TONIGHT IN THE LOWER 40S AGAIN. ON
TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BRINGING A BRIEF
SPELL OF DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM WEATHER. HOWEVER...COOLER AND MORE
DAMP WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...INCLUDING
THANKSGIVING DAY. IN FACT...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
MIXING IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT NO
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-241415-
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
413 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SPRINKLES POSSIBLE
                    EARLY. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
   24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
   24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....0.
VENT RATE...........POOR (7200 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MAX HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.03 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
   24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........0 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....0.
VENT RATE...........POOR (26300 KNOT-FT).
PROB OF PRECIP......0 PERCENT.
QPF (INCHES)........0.03 INCHES.

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.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS EARLY...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
JJ