FNUS73 KLMK 241418 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR GASSETT...KDFWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1018 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE NEAR GASSETT SHOULD BE JUST AFTER IGNITION TIME OF 2000 CAUSING WEST- SOUTHWEST WINDS TO QUICKLY SHIFT TO WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AT IGNITION TIME WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. GUSTS WILL DECLINE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. SATURDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND MUCH COOLER IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. LIGHTER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....77 AT IGNITION...MIN 53. MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION GUSTING UP TO 20-30 MPH...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........75 68 56 50 43 29 23 21 19 17 14 12 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW TEMP............77 74 71 68 66 64 62 59 57 55 54 53 RH..............56 62 68 76 78 81 84 90 93 96 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 36 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........11 19 19 19 19 19 19 21 24 27 30 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 57 62 66 70 72 74 75 76 76 75 73 RH..............93 80 65 56 49 44 41 38 37 36 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LAMMERS REQUESTED BY...TERRI ESTES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100924.GASSE.02/LMK