FNUS73 KLMK 221052 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYSTAL CAVE 3...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 652 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 CDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT A DRY FORECAST UNTIL AROUND NOON EDT WHEN RAIN SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE. COVERAGE OF RAIN SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WITH A FEW GUSTS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID 50 PERCENT RANGE...DEPENDENT ON AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AND RAIN SHOWER COVERAGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AROUND MIDDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2400-4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........55 61 72 77 78 79 79 82 87 90 88 85 WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT NUM WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............67 68 69 72 74 76 77 77 77 76 75 73 RH..............70 70 70 66 62 58 54 53 55 60 60 64 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 61. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........83 91 94 99 97 94 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 68 66 65 64 63 RH..............68 76 84 87 90 90 20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 4 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........89 75 69 65 71 73 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 65 69 73 73 71 RH..............93 87 76 62 57 59 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...B.SCHOETTMER REQUESTED BY...DREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.CRYST.01/LMK