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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
750 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...MORE DAMP AND COOL WEATHER ON THE WAY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WITH
LITTLE FANFARE.  SOME SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON HELPING
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 50S TO NEAR 60 DEGREES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL THEN PASS THROUGH THE AREA THANKSGIVING MORNING USHERING IN A
MUCH COOLER AIRMASS. A SHOWER OR TWO MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...BUT A
BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LIES BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SOME SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING IN AT TIMES. THE
STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT QUICKLY ON FRIDAY LEAVING IMPROVING CONDITIONS
TO START THE WEEKEND.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-260600-
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
750 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60. 
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 PERCENT DRIER. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....64. 
VENT RATE...........GOOD (64200 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......10 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........NONE. 

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 DEGREES COOLER. 
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......5-10 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......10 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........NONE. 

.THANKSGIVING DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50. 
   24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES COOLER. 
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 
   24 HR TREND......0-5 PERCENT WETTER. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. 
DISPERSION INDEX....73. 
VENT RATE...........GOOD (73200 KNOT-FT). 
PROB OF PRECIP......30 PERCENT. 
QPF (INCHES)........0.00 TO 0.05 INCHES. 

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.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$
GREIF