FNUS73 KLMK 071132 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...HOOSIER NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 732 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH HIGHER DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING. AREA OBSERVATIONS SHOW SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY BROKEN CUMULUS ADVECTING NORTHEAST TOWARDS HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST. DEWPOINTS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY ARE ALREADY IN THE MID 50S. THESE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE NATIONAL FOREST AREA LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL PICK UP BY LATE MORNING TO SUSTAINED 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AVERAGING AROUND 25 MPH. RAIN WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES AS EARLY AS VERY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS OF AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS T0 25 TO 30 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........57 60 64 67 68 71 77 82 88 93 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............70 72 73 74 74 75 76 76 76 74 RH..............59 57 53 51 50 48 48 48 48 53 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 15 15 14 14 12 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........96 96 95 94 93 92 92 92 91 90 89 88 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............68 65 63 62 60 59 58 57 54 54 53 52 RH..............65 70 75 78 81 80 80 80 86 83 83 83 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 20 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 57. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-7100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........88 87 86 84 82 81 80 78 74 71 67 64 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 52 53 54 55 56 56 56 56 56 55 54 RH..............80 80 74 69 66 62 59 59 57 57 57 59 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 20 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...DENMAN REQUESTED BY...MIKE DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.ROCKH.01/LMK