FNUS73 KLMK 251233 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR HA 13 RX2009...FORT KNOX CONSERVATION BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 733 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WINDS WILL HELP TO DRY OUT THE LOWER LEVELS...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. A DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN TO THE BURN SITE TONIGHT...THOUGH THE ONSET OF ANY SHOWERS IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 3 TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 53 55 53 RH..............55 42 23 40 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 13 S 15 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 44. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 91 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 75 75 75 75 75 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 50 49 47 46 46 RH..............49 56 67 73 85 90 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1200-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........89 81 71 64 70 79 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 49 53 58 61 61 RH..............80 78 74 68 64 64 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 11 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...MACZKO REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BRIAN WALDREP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.HA13R.01/LMK