FNUS73 KLMK 061305 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 8...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 905 AM EDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY FOR THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY REGION. SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES. SKIES WILL ALSO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS UNTIL BETTER MIXING OCCURS AND A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES FURTHER NORTH WHERE FILTERED SUNSHINE WILL DOMINATE THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE CLOSER...BACKING SURFACE WINDS FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY BY THURSDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL RELAX SOME OVERNIGHT BUT THINK CONDITIONS MAY STILL REMAIN A LITTLE MIXY...AT LEAST PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 TO 37 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........42 41 41 42 42 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 63 64 64 63 61 RH..............35 32 29 31 31 33 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 19 18 17 15 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 48. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........44 41 38 36 40 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 56 52 52 51 50 RH..............39 55 66 66 68 74 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 71. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 45 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........50 56 65 51 53 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 68 68 71 70 RH..............80 64 45 49 46 49 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LESE REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.UNIT8.01/LMK