FNUS73 KLMK 291246 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST BURN...BGAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 746 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 EST ON FEBRUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY BRINGING A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END LATER THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT SLIDES TO THE EAST. HIGHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR LATER TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 40S. THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE DRY AND SUNNY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 600-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........99 97 92 89 85 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 64 66 67 69 67 RH..............87 79 75 72 67 69 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 35 35 35 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 43. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........76 56 28 7 7 7 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 58 56 53 50 46 RH..............78 83 85 86 80 79 20 FT WIND......SW 11 SW 12 SW 12 W 10 W 8 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 15 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 42 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-4400 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........7 7 7 6 6 6 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 51 56 59 59 RH..............76 63 54 47 44 44 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 8 W 9 W 8 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...MJ REQUESTED BY...NATHAN WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120229.TESTB.01/LMK