162  
FNUS73 KLMK 240208  
FWSLMK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TERRY PARTIN...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  
1008 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
TUESDAY WILL FEATURE DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS FROM THE  
EAST AS HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST. THE AFTERNOON WILL FEATURE  
DRY AIR WITH RH VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT AND MIXING HEIGHTS TO NEAR 3,500  
FEET. WINDS INCREASE AND VEER TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. RH  
VALUES INCREASE TO 35-40 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.  
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21900 KNOT-FT) AT IGNITION.  
MAX...POOR (21900 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................19 TO 32.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........43 22 16 9 6 7 8 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 46 49 54 58 58 60 63  
RH..............53 49 46 35 30 34 31 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 6 6 6 5 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 13 10 8 7 6 5  
LVORI...........1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............32 30 32 29 26 25 22 19  
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 20 22 20 18 18 16 13  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.  
RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 12  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................4 TO 22.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........43 47 36 33 43 52 48 43 39 46 54 61  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 58 56 54 52 49 49 48 46 46 46 44  
RH..............32 34 34 36 39 44 44 46 42 38 40 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 5 6 7 8 6 6 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE E E E E E SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 8 10 10 12 13 13 12 10 10  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............22 5 4 4 7 7 8 8 6 5 7 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.  
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15  
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (61000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 84 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........57 52 48 46 45 43 45 47 49 50 52 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 44 46 50 54 58 62 66 69 70 71 71  
RH..............49 50 57 55 50 48 44 42 39 40 41 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.8 2.5 3.2 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 15 17 20 20 20 18 17 16 15  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............7 12 13 16 27 44 61 77 83 84 60 53  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 5 10 19 30 43 54 60 61 57 48  
 
 
FORECASTER...KDW  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MASON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607456.0/LMK  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.MASON@KY.GOV  
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