FNUS73 KLMK 021321 CCA FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR JOPPA RIDGE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 914 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF TO OUR EAST REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE REGION TODAY. DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT. THIS MORNING...A GOOD SUBSIDENCE INVERSION REMAINS IN PLACE FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE. WE/LL START TO SEE THIS INVERSION LIFT AND MIXING GET GOING AROUND NOON CDT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL MAX OUT AROUND 2900-3700 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AFTER MIXING GETS GOING...WE/LL START TO SEE DRIER AIR ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE LOWERING DEWPOINTS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE ON THE DECLINE ESPECIALLY AFTER NOON CDT. THEY/LL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 TO 23 PERCENT AROUND 4 PM CDT. 10 HR FUELS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY IN THE 5-7 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL BE IN THE 7 TO 10 MPH RANGE OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2400-3700 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH BECOMING AROUND 12 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........14 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 80 81 82 81 79 RH..............30 27 25 23 24 27 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 58. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........27 27 27 27 27 27 35 35 35 35 35 35 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............76 73 70 69 67 66 64 63 62 61 61 60 RH..............31 35 41 44 49 52 56 58 62 65 65 67 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........49 53 60 68 75 82 86 84 79 76 73 67 WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............58 60 63 65 67 69 70 71 72 73 73 71 RH..............70 68 62 59 55 53 50 49 47 46 44 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LAMMERS REQUESTED BY...CHAD RUNYAN BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.JOPPA.02/LMK