FNUS71 KILN 250730 FWSILN SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPLEY UNITS 24 AND 31...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 330 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON OCTOBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY...PROVIDING ONE MORE DAY OF UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON FRIDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE IN FOR THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............9 10 13 15 18 20 21 22 22 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 61 64 68 72 75 77 78 79 77 RH..................75 69 64 57 51 48 45 43 42 45 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............24 24 34 47 57 68 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................76 68 64 62 60 58 RH..................46 61 70 78 84 83 20 FT WIND..........S 8 S 6 S 5 S 5 S 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 10 10 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).............83 95 98 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE LIKELY OCNL WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 54 54 55 RH..................86 83 77 69 20 FT WIND..........W 5 N 6G10 N 8G15 N 8G15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 40 60 80 $$ FORECASTER...HATZOS REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121025.RIPLE.02/ILN