467  
FNUS73 KLMK 282123  
FWSLMK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LICK DAM...USDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
523 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EDT ON MARCH 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM AND DRY FOR SUNDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA  
AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WITH RHS POTENTIALLY AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT IN SOUTHERN  
INDIANA. A VERY ISOLATED SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT MONDAY AS MOISTURE  
BEGINS TO FLOW BACK INTO THE REGION. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
RETURN TO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MIN 36.  
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE DROPPING TO 100  
FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /13000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MIN...POOR  
/600 KNOT-FT/.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................3 TO 19.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........5 8 1 6 25 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 50 44 41 38 38  
RH..............30 36 49 55 57 54  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 400 100 300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 SE 10 S 10  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 2  
ADI.............19 3 4 4 5 5  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 2 1 3 3 3  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.  
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21 TO  
25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (85500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (99200  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 105 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........46 48 26 23 34 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............37 38 47 56 62 65  
RH..............56 57 49 42 33 34  
20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 9 11 11 13 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 1100 2500 4100 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 SW 17 SW 23 SW 24 SW 25  
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 11 24 71 91 105  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 16 49 86 110  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.  
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................88 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 6 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........38 54 65 69 77 76  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............66 63 59 59 58 57  
RH..............34 44 53 53 60 64  
20 FT WIND......S 6 S 2 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 8 10 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 600 400 900 1300 1200  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21 S 14 S 15 S 17 SW 20 SW 20  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............88 6 10 12 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100063 7 5 14 21 21  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.  
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (106500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................13 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 106 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........73 69 66 66 65 65 63 61 59 55 51 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 55 56 58 60 63 65 68 70 72 73 74  
RH..............74 77 77 77 75 72 70 65 63 61 59 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.9 4.3 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 29 28  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............13 25 26 31 37 45 52 62 69 78 82 106  
SDSPL KT-FT/100018 17 18 23 31 40 51 67 79 97 107 101  
 
 
FORECASTER...RJS  
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608288.0/LMK  
.DELDT 03/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SHAWN.M.WOODBURY@USDA.GOV  
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