FNUS71 KILN 022356 FWSILN SPOT FORECAST FOR JERRY CHAPMAN...OH DIV OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 756 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2005 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO CENTRAL OHIO BY FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH SOUTHERN OHIO. THE FRONT WILL REACH CINCINNATI BY 6 AM...AND NEAR PORTSMOUTH BY 10 AM. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 28 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 24 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........84 84 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 63 60 57 55 RH..............52 60 69 74 77 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 7 E 8 SE 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 90 100 100 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-4800 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND...INCREASING TO 46 TO 48 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 52 54 55 56 57 RH..............77 77 69 67 66 60 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 10 W 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 25 30 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 60 60 50 30 20 $$ FORECASTER...HAWBLITZEL REQUESTED BY...JERRY CHAPMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090402.JERRY.01/ILN