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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 16, 10:08 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1108 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 .DISCUSSION... HAVE BACKED OFF ON WINDS SLIGHTLY FOR TONIGHT...BUT OTHERWISE LEFT THE FORECAST WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS ISSUANCE. REMOVED EVENING WORDING FROM THE ZFP. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 703 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 BASED ON LATEST GUIDANCE...PRECIP APPEARS A LITTLE LESS LIKELY TONIGHT/MONDAY IN OUR FAR SW COUNTIES. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST TO REFLECT SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS IN THE SW...WHILE MAINTAINING CATEGORICAL POPS IN OUR NE COUNTIES. HAVE ALSO BACKED OFF ON CLOUD COVER A BIT IN THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. IN ALL AREAS...HAVE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE PERIOD OF MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES CURRENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED. 350 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM SHOULD BRING A DECENT SHOT OF RAINFALL TO AREAS TEASED BY RAIN CHANCES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. COMPLICATED SETUP OVER THE EASTERN CONUS PRESENTLY WITH A FILLING VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER IOWA TRAILING A COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHWESTWARD INTO ARKANSAS. A WARM FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS INDIANA AND NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY EASTWARD INTO THE VIRGINIAS. NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPS ARE IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S WITH 80S JUST TO THE SOUTH. A LINE OF STORMS WHICH FORMED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF INCREASING LOW-LEVEL JET OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAS JUST ABOUT DIED AS IT ENTERED OUR FORECAST AREA THANKS TO A DOME OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR VISIBLE ON THE KOHX AND KFFC 12Z/16 SOUNDINGS. SOME OF THIS DRY AIR HAS EVEN MIXED DOWN WITH DEWPOINTS FALLING INTO THE UPPER 40S AT KLOZ EARLIER. STORM SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST OVER KENTUCKY TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AS LOW-LEVEL JET INCREASES AND SURFACE LOW NEARS. THE AREA CONTINUES TO BE COVERED BY A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER. EARLIER CONVECTION HAS INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND HELD TEMPS DOWN SO INSTABILITY IS MARGINAL PRESENTLY BUT THIS IS PROGGED TO INCREASE TO DECENT LEVELS OVERNIGHT. THE NAM IS MUCH STRONGER WITH THE SPEED OF THE LOW-LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT INCREASING WINDS TO NEAR 50-KTS COMPARED TO 35 TO 40-KTS ON THE GFS. LATE PANELS OF THE RUC HINT TOWARD THE NAM SCENARIO AND WITH SUCH SPEED SHEAR AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR EVIDENT AS WELL...THE SEVERE THREAT REMAINS JUSTIFIED. THE LOW TRACK...SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY...SHOULD KEEP THE MOST PRECIP OVER OUR NORTHEAST QUADRANT AND WILL CARRY CATEGORICAL POPS IN THIS AREA EXPECTING OVER A HALF INCH OF TOTAL QPF. EXPECT POPS AND QPF TO TAPER DOWN OVER THE SOUTHWEST WITH ONLY AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ANTICIPATED SOUTHWEST OF I-75. THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR MONDAY NIGHT. MAV NUMBERS LOOKED REASONABLE TONIGHT AS CLOUDS KEEP TEMPS UP IN THE LOWER 60S. EXPECT CLOUDS AND PRECIP TO KEEP TEMPS DOWN MONDAY AND HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO THE COOLER MET NUMBERS. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT DEPEND GREATLY ON HOW FAST SKIES CLEAR BUT EXPECT A NORTH TO SOUTH GRADIENT WITH LOW 40S NORTH TO UPPER 40S SOUTH. LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. RIDGE ALIGNED FROM EAST TEXAS NORTH TO SOUTHERN HUDSON BAY WILL PROVIDE FOR A QUIET AND DRY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DEEP VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WHICH DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY WILL SLOWLY TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK SQUASHING THE UPPER RIDGE. FOLLOWED THE 00Z/16 ECMWF AND NCEP ENSEMBLE MEAN FOR THE FORECAST AS GFS HAS SHOWN QUITE A BIT OF RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCY WITH REGARDS TO INITIAL FRONT SENT EAST BY THE PLAINS SYSTEM WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WITH BLOCKED PATTERN AND SURFACE HIGH IN PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD...IT/S DOUBTFUL FRONT WILL BE SO QUICK. ECMWF/NCEP ENSEMBLES TRACK FRONT INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND STALL IT OUT OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AS SURFACE RIDGING OVER FLORIDA BLOCKS IT/S PROGRESSION SOUTHWARD. WAVES FORM ON THE FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING PERIODIC BOUTS OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. ENSEMBLES ARE AGGRESSIVE WITH PRECIP AMOUNTS OVER OUR AREA LATE IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND AND THIS SET-UP WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED. FOR NOW WILL INCREASE POPS SLIGHTLY INTO THE CHANCE RANGE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY. UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST U.S. AND IT APPEARS HIGH PRESSURE WILL NUDGE IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND SO WILL GO WITH A DRY AND MILD SUNDAY FOR NOW. MADE MINIMAL CHANGES TO TEMPS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER EXPECTED MAX VALUES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WERE LOWERED SOME TOWARD CLIMO TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPECTED CLOUD COVER. KEPT BASICALLY WITH PERSISTENCE FOR MIN TEMPS. 1230 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 CONTINUE TO MONITOR STORMS MOVING E ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KY. CURRENT TIMING WOULD BRING THESE INTO JKL/S AREA AROUND 1730Z. STILL EXPECT A DECREASING TREND AS THESE MOVE EAST...AND STILL NOT CONVINCED THEY WILL MAKE IT INTO OUR AREA. HOWEVER...WITH CURRENT TRENDS HAVE DECIDED TO ADD SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR SOUTHWEST FORECAST AREA. UPDATES OUT SHORTLY. 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 AT 14Z STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS STRETCHED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PART OF FORECAST AREA. CONVECTION IN WESTERN KY HEADED ENE. NORTHERN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING TREND...BUT SOUTHERN PORTION STILL STRONG. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT CONVECTION WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST INTO LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. 12Z SOUNDINGS SHOW CAP 800 TO 850 MB...WITH 20C TEMPERATURE AT 850 AT OHX. OHX SOUNDING AND MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE DRY MID LEVELS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FORECAST AREA. WILL LEAVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST AS IS FOR TODAY...WITH CHANCE NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN NORTH...AND NO MENTION IN SOUTH. IF CONVECTION OVER WESTERN KY HOLDS TOGETHER AND LOOKS TO THREATEN THE SOUTH WILL UPDATE AS NEEDED. BASED ON YESTERDAY/S HIGHS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD IN MOST AREAS. HAVE INCREASED TEMPERATURES ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THOUGH BASED ON VERY WARM SOUNDINGS ABOVE 925 AT OHX AND CURRENT OBSERVED TEMPERATURES. BLACK MOUNTAIN ALREADY TO 68 DEGREES AT 14Z AND HAD A HIGH YESTERDAY OF 81. UPDATED FORECAST SUITE WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. 321 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 STATIONARY BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE CWA. INTENSE PLAINS LOW IS MARCHING EAST AND STIRRING UP SOME OVERRUNNING ECHOES AS MOISTURE DRAW INCREASES FROM THE GULF. WILL COVER ANY SHOWERS THAT CAN MAKE IT TO THE GROUND AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY EAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A SIMILAR DAY TO YESTERDAY WITH NO REAL TRIGGERS EXCEPT HEATING AND THE BOUNDARY WAFFLING IN THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE PLAINS LOW DAMPENING AS IT COMES EAST... INITIATING AN MCS OVER IL/IN AND THEN BRINGING IT ESE ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE DIMINISHING WITH TIME AS THE SYSTEM WILL BE UNDER WEAKER FORCING...HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT WIND AND HAIL AS BEING THREATS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANOTHER POTENTIAL CONCERN IS THE NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES. IF THE BOUNDARY STAYS PUT...SOME TRAINING WILL CERTAINLY BE POSSIBLE...SO WILL MENTION ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IN THE HWO AS WELL. MONDAY WILL START OUT WET ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR FILTERING IN FOR TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND STILL LOOKS UNCERTAIN AS LATEST GFS AND EVEN THE TAIL END OF THE NAM RUN IS SHOWING THE NEXT FRONT THREATENING THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AGAIN. LATEST ECMWF CONTINUES WITH A SLOWER TREND TO THE PATTERN. WILL AGAIN LET DAY SHIFT DECIDE ON ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT TIME FRAME. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && HAL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1120 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-171100- 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- 1120 PM EDT SUN APR 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...CONTAINING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MOUNT STERLING TO PAINTSVILLE LATER TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. PG/JM
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:42 UTC.
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