FNUS71 KILN 221230 FWSILN SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 3 4...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 830 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF OF THE EAST COAST WILL BE PUSHED ASIDE AS LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS MAKES ITS WAY TO THE OHIO VALLEY FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS MAY LEAD TO AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............53. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............45 50 56 60 64 69 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH TEMP................74 76 78 80 81 81 DEWPOINT............53 54 54 54 54 53 RH..................49 46 44 41 39 38 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 20 20 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. DEWPOINT............55...INCREASING TO 58 LATE. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............73 81 87 94 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY TEMP................80 76 72 69 66 65 DEWPOINT............53 53 54 55 57 58 RH..................40 45 53 61 73 77 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SE 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 30 40 50 70 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LOTT REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.UNIT3.01/ILN