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FNUS73 KLMK 281030
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
630 AM EDT MON SEP 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S
CONTINUES TODAY. WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AND A DRY AIRMASS
NEAR THE SURFACE, DRY AIR MIXDOWN WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE
TO ROUGHLY 5400 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW. LIGHT
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
LIGHT WINDS WILL KEEP SMOKE DISPERSION ON THE POOR TO FAIR SIDE.
TOMORROW WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BUT BEGIN TO SHIFT SOUTHERLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/38900 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 51 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........2 0 8 7 8 21
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 53 67 74 77 78
RH..............96 86 56 40 35 34
20 FT WIND......N 1 N 1 NE 2 N 2 N 2 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 4 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....200 500 1600 3900 5500 5100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 7 NE 6 N 7 N 8 N 8
LVORI...........6 5 2 1 1 1
ADI.............7 7 12 33 50 47
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 3 8 24 38 35
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 TO 36.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........30 38 23 10 4 7
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............76 68 62 57 55 52
RH..............39 59 75 93 96 100
20 FT WIND......N 2 N 1 N 2 N 1 NE 1 NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5 4 4 4 4 2
MIX HGT (FT)....3700 500 200 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 NE 7 E 7
LVORI...........1 3 4 6 8 9
ADI.............36 3 3 3 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 3 1 2 2 2
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................3 TO 30.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........8 10 5 0 3 4
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 49 64 74 79 80
RH..............100 100 73 50 41 38
20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 1 E 1 SE 2 SE 1 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 4 2 2
MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1000 2700 4600 5300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 6 E 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5
LVORI...........9 9 3 2 2 2
ADI.............3 6 7 19 27 30
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 5 13 18 21
FORECASTER...CAL
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