FNUS73 KLMK 121143 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR L AREA LAKE GEM...BGAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 743 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL ENTER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...STARTING OUT AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX CHANGING TO SNOW THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO SLEET...MAYBE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...AND THEN TO PLAIN RAIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL STICK AROUND EARLY TOMORROW BEFORE BECOMING MORE ISOLATED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE PRETTY MOIST AND MIXED THROUGH TOMORROW. TOMORROW/S MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD START OUT IN THE 1500-2000 FT AGL RANGE...INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL TOMORROW AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........93 97 97 97 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............36 37 37 38 38 38 37 RH..............51 52 53 52 54 57 62 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL MIDDAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 46. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........91 91 91 91 91 91 84 84 84 84 84 84 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............29 30 34 38 41 43 44 45 46 46 46 45 RH..............75 75 67 59 55 51 48 47 45 45 45 48 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LAMMERS REQUESTED BY...ALAN COLWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090312.LAREA.01/LMK