197
FNUS73 KLMK 221350
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
950 AM EDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LINGERING CLOUDS IN THE AREA ARE PREVENTING RH VALUES FROM DECREASING
CURRENTLY. AS SKIES START TO CLEAR RH VALUES WILL DROP TO 35-40 PERCENT.
BREEZY SW WINDS COMBINED WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 5000 FT THIS
AFTERNOON, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. TODAY WILL BE WARMER WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S, AND THE WARM UP WILL CONTINUE INTO
TOMORROW WITH HIGHS EXPECTED IN THE LOW 80S. DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY;
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS ON FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AT IGNITION (50-60 PERCENT), BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................45-48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 5900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL /33300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /123400 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................49 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 110 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........18 21 12 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 71 75 77
RH..............50 42 37 35
20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 14
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3700 5000 5900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 20 W 24 W 25 W 24
LVORI...........1 1 1 1
ADI.............49 86 104 107
SDSPL KT-FT/100033 77 109 123
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (64600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................69 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........32 16 16 11 14 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 74 67 64 62 58
RH..............35 41 59 65 67 75
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 6 SW 2 S 2 S 2 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 5 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....4000 500 200 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 9
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4
ADI.............69 8 5 5 5 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100065 5 1 3 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (133200
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 200 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........2 3 5 9 16 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 58 67 75 79 81
RH..............72 75 59 46 38 37
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 4 SW 4 S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 10 10
MIX HGT (FT)....200 300 1600 4100 7000 8100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 8 SW 13 SW 17 SW 22 SW 23
LVORI...........3 4 2 1 1 1
ADI.............4 8 26 90 183 200
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 17 62 133 162
FORECASTER...CAL
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY KOLAKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/22/26
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