FNUS73 KLMK 061332 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 40...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 932 AM EDT SAT APR 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BE BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO STEADY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH... GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH POTENTIAL DRY AIR MIXDOWN THAT COULD LEAD TO LOWER VALUES. SCATTERED TO BROKEN UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PLAY A ROLE IN HOW MUCH DRY AIR IS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL SKY COVER AND SMALL PRECIPITATION CHANCES AS A COLD FRONT SAGS TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD RECOVER TO AROUND 75 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION...MAX AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND 25 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4000-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........52 51 51 51 52 52 53 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 64 67 69 70 69 68 RH..............32 30 29 26 25 25 27 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 14 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 77 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........54 47 37 30 46 68 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............66 61 58 55 54 53 RH..............34 49 57 64 64 71 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 14 S 14 SW 12 SW 11 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 65. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 61 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED NEAR RAIN SHOWERS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL...THEN DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........84 84 84 84 81 77 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 56 61 63 65 65 RH..............77 72 65 65 62 61 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 8 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...B.SCHOETTMER REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WINTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130406.UNIT4.01/LMK