FNUS73 KLMK 211908 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMMIT FIELD IROQUOIS PARK...LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 308 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...MAINLY STAYING WEST OF I-65 THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY AND OVERSPREADING THE ENTIRE REGION BY THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE RAINFALL...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE THE RULE AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY...WITH INCREASING MOISTURE OCCURRING AS WELL. MIXING HEIGHTS MAY SUFFER A BIT...REMAINING BELOW 5000 FEET FOR THURSDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 AT IGNITION...MAX 84. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........45 47 50 54 58 61 63 66 72 78 83 89 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............64 66 70 74 77 78 80 81 81 81 80 79 RH..............75 73 63 57 54 52 51 49 47 47 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...LESE REQUESTED BY...BRYAN LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.SUMMI.01/LMK