FNUS73 KLMK 011158 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...HOOSIER NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 758 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL BE MARGINAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. 10-HOUR FUELS WERE CLOSE TO THE 8-PERCENT THRESHOLD YESTERDAY. RH VALUES WILL GET CLOSER TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AS WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW 80S. 20-FOOT WINDS ALSO WILL BE CLOSE...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH NEAR 15 MPH. CANNOT RULE OUT THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING LATER TODAY SHOULD CONDITIONS STRAY JUST A LITTLE FROM THE CURRENT FORECAST. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL START OFF THIS MORNING FROM 210 DEGREES...OR SOUTH SOUTHWEST...AND THEN BACK SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY TO 190 DEGREES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2300-4100 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 70 74 76 78 80 81 81 80 RH..............44 41 36 33 31 28 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 14 14 14 12 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 30 25 25 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 73 70 67 66 63 62 58 57 56 54 54 RH..............32 35 39 43 45 50 54 62 64 66 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 82. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 60 65 69 72 75 77 79 80 81 80 78 RH..............72 64 55 49 45 41 39 36 35 34 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...MIKE DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.ROCKH.01/LMK