FNUS73 KLMK 021253 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 28...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 853 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT 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 11 TO NOON EDT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL MAX OUT AROUND 2500-3900 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 EDT. THEY/LL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 TO 24 PERCENT AROUND 5 PM EDT. 10 HR FUELS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY IN THE 6-8 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS WILL BE IN THE 8 TO 12 MPH RANGE OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200-3900 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............71 74 76 78 79 80 79 77 RH..............39 34 31 28 26 24 26 29 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 12 12 12 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 56. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............74 71 68 67 65 64 62 61 60 59 59 58 RH..............33 38 43 47 52 54 58 60 62 64 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 31 TO 38 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........28 34 45 57 69 80 86 86 87 87 84 77 WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 58 60 62 64 66 67 68 69 69 69 67 RH..............69 67 63 61 58 56 54 53 51 50 50 51 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LAMMERS REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.UNIT2.01/LMK