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FNUS73 KLMK 261655
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR BARREN RIVER LAKE WMA PENINSULA...KDFWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1255 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH KENTUCKY FRIDAY MORNING. A
LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE FEATURED ALONG AND BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE FROM 10AM-2PM CDT.
WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SW TO THE N WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE
50S. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 30-32 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL
BEGIN TO WARM SUNDAY THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17 TO
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (29000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (38400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................31 TO 40.
TIME (CDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM
SKY (%).........76 85 88 84
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ ISOLTD
TEMP............67 64 60 57
RH..............70 78 84 77
20 FT WIND......W 7 NW 7 N 9 N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 12 13 13
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2500 1800 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 NW 16 N 18 N 20
LVORI...........3 3 4 3
ADI.............31 35 34 39
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 36 29 36
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (35600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (15700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................49 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 7 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM
SKY (%).........74 58 36 23 18 11
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 52 50 46 42 38
RH..............80 74 68 68 67 67
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 6 N 4 N 4 N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2000 1800 1500 1200 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 17 N 18 N 17 N 15 NE 15
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............49 23 12 8 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100036 30 29 23 16 17
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 84 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM
SKY (%).........6 2 1 1 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 34 40 47 52 55
RH..............66 66 52 40 33 30
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 2 NE 3 NE 4 NE 4 NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 2400 3300 3600 3600
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 12 NE 18 NE 21 NE 18 NE 16
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 19 56 84 80 71
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 13 39 60 58 51
FORECASTER...SRW
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE TAMMINGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608024.0/LMK
.DELDT 03/26/26
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