FNUS71 KILN 071232 FWSILN SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 30...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 832 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 29 TO 33 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............58 62 65 67 69 73 77 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP................71 73 75 77 78 79 79 MIN HUMIDITY........49 47 46 45 43 44 45 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 12 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 30 30 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 20 20 20 30 40 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1300-2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 500-1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 1300-2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 21 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO WEST 28 TO 36 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...DECREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............81 85 86 88 90 93 95 98 99 98 95 92 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM RW RW TEMP................78 76 70 67 64 62 60 58 57 55 54 53 MIN HUMIDITY........47 50 60 68 72 78 79 86 87 89 85 86 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 25 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 50 60 60 70 70 70 80 80 80 70 50 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-5600 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............89 84 83 81 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................52 52 54 54 MIN HUMIDITY........83 72 60 54 WIND (20 FT)........W 7G10 W 9G15 W 10G30 W 10G25 CHC OF PCPN (%).....50 30 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...HICKMAN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.UNIT3.01/ILN