412
FNUS73 KLMK 081900
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRDSEYE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
300 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL VEER TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST
TOMORROW. THE BREEZY WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE
LOW 70S TODAY AND UPPER 70S TOMORROW. TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES AND DRY
AIR WILL HELP DROP RH VALUES INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S AS MIXING
HEIGHTS CLIMB TO NEAR 6,100 FEET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL (31400 KNOT-FT) AT IGNITION.
MAX...FAIR (44300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........29 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68 72
RH..............29 25
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100031 44
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
LATE TONIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........42 56 60 37 38 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............71 68 63 61 59 58
RH..............27 33 43 48 53 55
20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 11 13 14 15
MIX HGT (FT)....3800 600 500 500 600 700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 S 13 S 14 S 16 S 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100042 5 6 7 8 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (87100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........8 12 9 5 5 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56 55 62 68 74 75
RH..............57 55 41 36 32 31
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 18 15 12 11
MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 1600 2800 4200 5800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 17 SW 23 SW 22 SW 20 SW 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 11 31 53 71 81
FORECASTER...KDW
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609615.0/LMK
.DELDT 04/08/26
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