FNUS73 KLMK 132203 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR DOW CHEMICAL CO EVENT...KY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 603 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1740 EDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WITH RIDGING ALOFT SHOULD KEEP THE WEATHER PATTERN FAIRLY DRY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. CHANCES OF ANY BRIEF SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IMPACTING THE FORECAST SITE ARE AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AROUND 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. ALSO...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S AND UPPER 80S COMBINED WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....CURRENTLY 90...MIN 78. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT CURRENTLY...MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........64 64 48 46 42 36 31 25 22 22 22 22 22 22 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............90 89 88 87 85 84 83 82 81 80 80 79 79 79 RH..............55 57 61 65 69 73 75 74 77 78 80 81 82 81 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HEAT INDEX 99 98 97 95 93 91 88 87 85 83 79 78 78 78 $$ FORECASTER...SCHOETTMER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL DOSSETT TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100613.DOWCH.01/LMK