FNUS73 KLMK 121149 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE GEM...BGAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 649 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO AND OVER 25 MPH AT TIMES UNTIL AT LEAST 2PM EST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER 2PM EST AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY THIS EVENING. THESE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AND MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES THIS MORNING AND KEEP CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE BURN SITE TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY BEFORE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER RETURNS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 51 49 RH..............50 44 44 20 FT WIND......W 15 W 12 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 41 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 36 44 52 55 53 RH..............96 75 57 43 38 41 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST. $$ FORECASTER...MACZKO REQUESTED BY...ALAN COLWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090212.LAKEG.01/LMK