FNUS71 KILN 022330 FWSILN SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 30...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 730 PM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON SATURDAY...EVENTUALLY WASHING OUT ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE DEEP MIXING TO OCCUR...RESULTING IN SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. NO INVERSIONS WILL BE PRESENT DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 31 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............62 69 76 80 76 69 62 54 47 43 42 40 37 35 33 31 31 31 30 WEATHER COV.........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW TSM TSM TEMP................67 64 61 58 59 60 60 59 59 58 56 54 53 51 49 47 46 45 44 MIN HUMIDITY........50 54 58 63 60 57 55 57 56 57 59 61 61 64 68 71 73 76 79 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW N NE NE NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD......14 14 14 14 13 13 11 10 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 35 30 25 25 25 30 25 25 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 30 30 40 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............30 29 29 30 32 35 37 39 40 40 39 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................43 42 43 48 53 58 63 67 69 72 73 73 MIN HUMIDITY........82 86 82 71 59 50 43 37 35 33 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...FRANKS REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.UNIT3.02/ILN