FNUS73 KLMK 151518 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 11...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1118 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE BURN SITE SHOULD REACH CLIFTY FALLS AROUND 1 PM. ONCE THE RAIN STARTS IT SHOULD CONTINUE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS AND WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE IN INTENSITY. A RAINFALL AMOUNT OF HALF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. AFTER A BREAK IN THE RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING NEW SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL COME IN FROM THE WEST TOWARDS MID TO LATE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDDAY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1800-3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........98 88 79 83 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 59 61 62 RH..............61 64 67 70 20 FT WIND......SE 14 S 14 S 16 SE 17 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 35 35 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 51. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 99 96 WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 58 56 55 53 52 RH..............70 83 90 93 93 89 20 FT WIND......SE 17 SE 15 SE 12 SE 10 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........89 90 92 93 88 82 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 53 54 54 54 54 RH..............83 77 71 69 66 64 20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 14 SW 15 SW 16 SW 16 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...REAUGH REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110415.UNIT1.01/LMK