FNUS73 KLMK 031629 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR JOPPA RIDGE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1229 PM EDT SAT APR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE CLEARED THE MAMMOTH CAVE AREA THIS MORNING ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL PERSIST UNTIL 3 OR 4 PM CDT. AFTER THAT TIME...THEY SHOULD DECLINE. PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA WITH THE COLD FRONT OFF TO THE EAST. CLEARING OF SKIES IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE TO AROUND 4000 FT AGL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP DOWN INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDDAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN DECREASING TO 7 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........62 58 53 43 39 34 24 WEATHER COV.....SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW TEMP............65 67 70 72 72 70 67 RH..............52 47 41 38 38 41 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 12 10 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........19 19 18 17 16 16 15 16 18 21 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 60 58 57 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 49 RH..............54 60 64 67 72 71 74 74 77 80 80 80 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 77. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 55 59 64 67 70 72 74 75 76 75 73 RH..............74 64 55 46 42 39 37 34 33 33 34 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LAMMERS REQUESTED BY...CHAD RUNYAN BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100403.JOPPA.01/LMK