FNUS71 KILN 052030 FWSILN SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 28...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 430 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL MIX DOWN DRIER AIR...BUT AN INVERSION AROUND 4000 FEET WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF INTERATCTION POSSIBLE. DRIER AND WINDIER AIR WILL BE JUST ABOVE THIS INVERSION BUT SHOULD NOT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. HUMIDITY SHOULD NOT REACH THE MAGIC 25 PERCENT THRESHOLD...BUT IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT DEEPER MIXING WOULD BOTH INCREASE THE WINDS AND/OR DECREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITIY SIGNIFICANTLY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO 36 TO 37 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............4 2 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................74 76 78 78 79 79 MIN HUMIDITY........53 48 45 43 42 41 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......12 13 14 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 30 35 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 38 TO 41 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 3 5 8 10 13 15 20 25 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................78 77 75 73 70 67 66 64 63 62 61 61 MIN HUMIDITY........42 43 46 49 55 61 63 67 70 70 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 31 TO 39 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............36 52 69 83 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................60 61 69 71 MIN HUMIDITY........75 75 61 57 WIND (20 FT)........S 7G10 S 9G15 SW 11G25 SW 11G25 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 20 30 $$ FORECASTER...FRANKS REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100406.UNIT2.01/ILN