1st Responders/1st Detectors/Storm Spotters Weather Summary for Laurel County, KY

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UKAWC 1st Detectors/1st Responders Precision Weather Forecast For LAUREL County, Kentucky
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)

ISSUED AT 17:00 UTC ON SATURDAY SEP 23 2023
DAY SATURDAY
EDT 3HR 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- 74°
TEMP 72° 74° 74° 74° 72° 70°
SKY COVER 8% 7% 7% 6% 7% 8%
Clouds
DEW PT 50° 50° 49° 49° 49° 50°
RH 45% 43% 41% 42% 44% 50%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 7 7 7 6 5
WIND Gust(MPH) 9 9 10 9 9 7
WIND DIR N N N N N N
DEW -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 72 74 74 74 72 70
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 68.01 69.23 69.07 69.15 67.93 66.92



DAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 76° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 54° -- -- 79° -- -- 56° 79° -- -- 61° 76° -- -- 58° 74° -- -- 56° 76° --
TEMP 65° 61° 59° 58° 58° 56° 56° 54° 54° 54° 54° 52° 52° 56° 61° 65° 70° 72° 74° 76° 76° 76° 74° 70° 67° 63° 61° 61° 59° 58° 56° 56° 70° 76° 79° 68° 61° 58° 77° 70° 63° 61° 74° 67° 61° 58° 70° 65° 59° 56° 74° 65°
SKY COVER 8% 11% 15% 18% 17% 17% 16% 18% 19% 21% 20% 19% 18% 14% 10% 6% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% 6% 15% 22% 29% 44% 46% 52% 72% 44% 48% 56% 41% 42% 39% 59% 34% 46% 57% 82% 58% 61% 64% 67% 53% 29% 40% 54% 33% 14%
Clouds
DEW PT 50° 50° 50° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 54° 54° 54° 54° 52° 52° 52° 54° 56° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 58° 56° 56° 61° 58° 58° 59° 61° 58° 63° 63° 63° 61° 65° 63° 61° 58° 63° 63° 59° 56° 61° 59°
RH 60% 66% 72% 77% 80% 83% 86% 89% 89% 92% 93% 100% 99% 86% 74% 64% 56% 51% 47% 45% 43% 42% 50% 63% 72% 84% 89% 93% 96% 96% 100% 99% 72% 55% 50% 72% 100% 99% 59% 78% 96% 99% 73% 90% 96% 99% 81% 93% 99% 99% 66% 80%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- 3% -- -- -- 10% -- 9% -- 31% -- 37% -- 63% -- 43% -- 38% -- 20% -- 19%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in 0.00in 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in 0in 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 8 7 7 6 7 6 6 5 7 6
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E E NE N N NE E E SW E SE SE S SE SE S SW E E SE N NE
HeatIndex 65 61 59 58 58 56 56 54 54 54 54 52 52 56 61 65 70 72 74 76 76 76 74 70 67 63 61 61 59 58 56 56 70 76 79 68 61 58 77 70 63 61 74 67 61 58 70 65 59 56 74 65
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance -- -- Slight Chance --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- Chance Slight Chance -- -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 63.64 60.59 58.97 58.10 58.09 56.26 56.22 54.29 54.29 54.21 54.18 52.00 52.04 56.22 60.69 63.77 67.29 68.44 69.57 70.80 70.61 70.51 69.82 67.72 65.74 62.63 60.87 60.92 59.00 58.02 56.00 56.02 68.28 71.74 73.44 66.58 61.00 58.00 72.90 68.64 62.91 60.99 71.74 66.55 60.95 58.00 68.83 64.76 59.00 56.02 71.16 64.32

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For LAUREL County, Kentucky
Issued at 100 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2023
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JACKSON        SUNNY     71  56  58 CALM      30.01F                  
LONDON         SUNNY     75  55  49 N9        30.02F                  
SOMERSET       SUNNY     77  52  41 N9G16     30.00F                  
MIDDLESBORO    SUNNY     73  57  57 N3        30.00F                  
MONTICELLO     SUNNY     75  51  43 NE9       30.03F                  


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.


Fire Weather Forecast For LAUREL County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Sat Sep 23 13:05:01 EDT 2023

617 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            
Precip type           None         None         None         
Temp (24H TREND)      72-77 (-3)   48-55 (0)    74-77        
Rh % (24H TREND)      34-56 (+13)  86-100 (+3)  36-68        
20ftwnd-AM(mph)       Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      
20ftwnd-PM(mph)       N 2-6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip duration                                              
Precip begin                                                 
Precip end                                                   
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index (MID)    2                         3            
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    3800                      3400         
Transport wnd (mph)   N  8                      N  6         
Vent rate (kt-ft)     26600                     17000        
ADI Early             24           2            20           
ADI Late              39           1            26           
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            3            

Remarks...Ranges of MIN T over 8 degrees & ranges of MAX        
RH over 10% indicate the likelihood of thermal belts. ADI IS        
Atmospheric Dispersion Index by Lavdas. LVORI is Low Visibility        
Occurrence Risk Index.

SPC's Fire Weather Web Tool (Excellent!), SPC's Fire Weather Outlooks, NWS Fire Weather WEB, Fire Danger Class Map,
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WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps


Hazardous Weather Outlook For LAUREL County, Kentucky
331 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms are possible at times Tuesday through Thursday, mainly
during the afternoon and evening hours.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Latest LAUREL County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


Current FORECAST not available

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