FNUS73 KLMK 091246 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER NORTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 846 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES TODAY WILL SHIFT EAST AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS WILL PICK UP AHEAD OF THIS LOW...WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING MAY BRING A FEW SPRINKLES...BUT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IS TOO LIMITED FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........55 54 54 55 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............70 75 78 77 RH..............62 60 56 57 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 12 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 64. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 79 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........56 51 45 41 45 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 72 69 67 65 64 RH..............62 66 70 73 78 79 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 55 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 26 TO 29 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........55 56 56 56 54 52 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............66 70 73 77 79 78 RH..............75 70 65 60 55 55 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 10 SW 12 SW 14 S 12 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...SHARP REQUESTED BY...OTTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130409.TOWER.01/LMK