FNUS73 KLMK 041245 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR HA_73...FORT KNOX CONSERVATION BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 745 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO VEER AROUND FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTH BY MIDDAY TODAY. BUT WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT FROM 6-10MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS MAYBE AS HIGH AS 13-15MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE RATHER LOW THIS AFTERNOON...ONLY UP TO 3000-3500 FEET. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL ALSO BE RATHER LOW THIS AFTERNOON...ROUGHLY AROUND 25-30 PERCENT. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...WITH CLEARING SKIES BY MIDDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AT 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-4000 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........38 31 31 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 44 47 48 49 48 47 RH..............36 32 28 27 26 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 35. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 75 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........36 36 36 36 36 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 42 41 39 38 37 RH..............32 39 44 52 57 61 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 39 47 58 62 62 RH..............69 73 68 55 48 50 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 25 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...LESE REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BRIAN WALDREP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.HA_73.01/LMK