000 FNUS53 KJKL 090848 FWFJKL FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 448 AM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 .DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES BY DURING THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE... FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-101200- 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 448 AM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........39-47 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT WETTER. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....26. VENT RATE...........POOR (26200 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......20 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........0.01 INCHES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62 IN VALLEYS...62-67 ON RIDGES. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. WIND (20 FT)........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. PROB OF PRECIP......10 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT WETTER. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....26. VENT RATE...........POOR (25500 KNOT-FT). PROB OF PRECIP......10 PERCENT. QPF (INCHES)........NONE. $$ .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS. .SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WEST WINDS. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ ABE