Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana
National Weather Service Louisville KY
323 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...An approaching cold front will bring a chance of rain
showers this evening into the early overnight hours. There is a chance
of brief snow showers overnight as cold air catches up to the moisture.
Winds will continue gusting 30-40mph out of the SW before veering NW
overnight. Temperatures will drop significantly behind the cold front,
with morning lows in the teens with wind chills as low as single digits.


INZ076-083-084-089-050915-
Orange-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Including the cities of Paoli, Jasper, English, and Tell City
323 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 /223 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Showers      None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      14 (-6)      26 (-20)     9            32
RH % (24H TREND)      86 (-2)      42 (-16)     99           41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NW  7 G17                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W  9 G20     NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             3601                      3178
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  57681                     34608
DISPERSION                         Good                      Marginal
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL         STBL
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4
ADI EARLY             32 FAIR      78 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  21 FAIR
ADI LATE              79 GOOD      61 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            1            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            6            2

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 40s.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows around 30. Highs around 50. South winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the upper 30s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ023>028-053-061>063-070>074-050915-
Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-Grayson-Hardin-Larue-Butler-
Edmonson-Hart-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-
Including the cities of Lewisport, Hawesville, Hardinsburg,
Brandenburg, Hartford, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Hodgenville,
Morgantown, Brownsville, Horse Cave, Russellville, Bowling Green,
Franklin, Providence, Scottsville, and Glasgow
323 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 /223 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Sprinkles    None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      17 (-3)      29 (-20)     11           34
RH % (24H TREND)      89 (0)       38 (-11)     91           37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NW  8 G17                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW 11 G20    NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             3788                      3373
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  61268                     32440
DISPERSION                         Good                      Marginal
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL         STBL
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4
ADI EARLY             22 FAIR      70 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              60 GEN GOOD  63 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            1            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            5            2

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs in the mid 40s.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds up to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the lower 40s. West winds up to 10 mph.

$$

INZ077>079-090>092-KYZ029>034-038-045-050915-
Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-
Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-Spencer-Nelson-
Including the cities of Salem, Scottsburg, Madison, Corydon,
New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shepherdsville, Louisville,
La Grange, Bedford, Milton, New Castle, Shelbyville,
Taylorsville, and Bardstown
323 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Showers      None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      14 (-7)      27 (-19)     11           32
RH % (24H TREND)      85 (0)       43 (-11)     91           39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NW  9 G18                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   W 11 G22     NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             3780                      3562
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  62815                     42744
DISPERSION                         Good                      Fair
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4
ADI EARLY             31 FAIR      65 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  24 FAIR
ADI LATE              65 GOOD      62 GOOD      7 POOR       39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            1            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        3            3            5            2

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 19. Highs in the lower 40s.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows around 30. Highs around 50. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 50s. West winds up to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows around 30. Highs around 40. West winds up to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ035>037-039>043-046>049-050915-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-Bourbon-
Nicholas-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Including the cities of Frankfort, Georgetown, Cynthiana,
Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Paris, Carlisle,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, and Winchester
323 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Showers      None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      15 (-5)      26 (-19)     11           32
RH % (24H TREND)      87 (0)       42 (-8)      88           40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NW 10 G20                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW 13 G22    NW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4018                      4015
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  64447                     49231
DISPERSION                         Good                      Fair
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            3            3
ADI EARLY             27 FAIR      62 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  28 FAIR
ADI LATE              66 GOOD      65 GOOD      8 POOR       45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            1            3            5
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            5            1

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Highs in the lower 40s.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

$$

KYZ054>057-064>067-075>078-081-082-050915-
Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Monroe-
Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond,
Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford, Tompkinsville,
Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown, Burkesville, and Albany
323 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 /223 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024/

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
PRECIP TYPE           Frz Rain     None         None         None
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)      17 (-2)      29 (-19)     10           34
RH % (24H TREND)      87 (-3)      37 (-9)      94           38
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NW  9 G18                 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW 11 G21    NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4119                      3958
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  61785                     43538
DISPERSION                         Good                      Fair
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  STBL         STBL
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4
ADI EARLY             23 FAIR      67 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  20 GEN POOR
ADI LATE              60 GEN GOOD  65 GOOD      6 VERY POOR  36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            2            3            6
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            6            2

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Highs in the lower 40s.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds up to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds
up to 10 mph.

$$