568
FNUS73 KLMK 220805
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
405 AM EDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LINE OF BROKEN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN IN.
A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS COULD LINGER INTO THE START OF THE DAY NORTH AND ALONG
THE I-64 CORRIDOR AND PUSH EAST OF THE I-65. A FEW CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND
OVER SOUTHERN IN AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KY BEFORE CLEARING OUT ALTER
THIS AFTERNOON. WITH CLEARING SKIES LATER THIS AFTERNOON, GUSTY WINDS AND
DRY AIR MIXING IS ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN ANOTHER AFTERNOON
WITH MIN RH VALUES INTO THE MID/UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S. DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER
MIXING AND FAVORABLE TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR GOOD TO EXCELLENT
DISPERSION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EARLY THIS MORNING
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MIN 57.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MIN...POOR
/6200 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60
RH..............53
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4
20 FT WIND GUST.11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15
LVORI...........2
ADI.............7
SDSPL KT-FT/10006
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 110 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 27 21 18 18 20 21 12 12 10 16 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 59 58 61 66 69 71 74 75 76 77 77
RH..............57 60 64 58 50 45 42 40 37 37 35 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 10 13 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1 2.0 2.9 3.7 4.4 5.0 5.6 5.9 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 16 20 23 24 25 25 25 24 22
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 13 13 23 49 72 86 99 104 110 107 94
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 3 6 15 33 57 77 97 109 123 123 105
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) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 14 16 7 16 24 11 9 14 4 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............78 76 74 70 67 65 64 62 62 60 58 58
RH..............35 37 41 49 59 63 65 67 67 72 75 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
ADI.............69 10 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
SDSPL KT-FT/100065 27 5 1 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...BTN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY KOLAKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/22/26
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