410
FNUS73 KLMK 092247
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR RICEVILLE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
647 PM EDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FRIDAY BEGINS DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY, THOUGH CLOUDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA
FROM THE NORTH. RH VALUES SHOULD DROP TO 37-40% BY THE AFTERNOON, BUT
LOW CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARRIVE FOR THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
THOSE CHANCES REMAIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE, EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO GUST UP TO 20 MPH ON FRIDAY. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL PROMOTE EXCELLENT VENT RATES. BY FRIDAY NIGHT, THE COLD FRONT
WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE AREA, RESULTING IN OUR WINDS TO CHANGE TO A
NORTHEAST DIRECTION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER......... MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE......... 54 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH.................. 60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... 400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL..... POOR /6300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /104700 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI............... 2.
ADI................. 17 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 97 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%)......... 40 21 40 53 59
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............ 54 63 70 75 77
RH.............. 60 46 40 38 37
20 FT WIND...... S 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 W 9
20 FT WIND GUST. 13 18 17 15 15
MIX HGT (FT).... 400 1300 2900 5200 5800
TRANSPORT WIND.. SW 16 SW 23 SW 25 SW 23 W 21
LVORI........... 2 1 1 1 1
ADI............. 17 38 79 72 91
SDSPL KT-FT/1000 6 26 63 103 104
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER......... MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE......... MIN 52.
RH.................. MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING. OVERNIGHT
WINDS NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT....... 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... NORTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL..... POOR (6900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI............... 4.
ADI................. 0 TO 37.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%)......... 70 76 64 74 67 63 63 59 54 55 56 57
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............ 74 72 68 66 64 62 61 60 58 56 55 54
RH.............. 43 48 57 63 70 78 78 78 83 86 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR.. W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD.. 6 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 12 11 9 8 8 7 8 10 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)... 2.3 1.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR. W NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD. 14 13 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13
LVORI........... 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
ADI............. 37 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/1000 27 17 9 8 7 8 9 9 10 9 8 7
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER......... PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE......... MAX 73.
RH.................. MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... 3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL..... POOR (6600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI............... 4.
ADI................. 0.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)......... 59 62 64 61 59 56 55 54 53 51 49 47
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............ 53 53 53 54 56 59 62 66 69 71 72 72
RH.............. 86 86 86 83 80 75 70 63 59 55 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR.. NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD.. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST. 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)... 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR. E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD. 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 6
LVORI........... 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2
ADI............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDSPL KT-FT/1000 7 7 8 9 11 12 15 18 19 19 19 18
FORECASTER...CJP
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