191
FNUS73 KLMK 141326
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR PERRYVILLE BATTLEFIELD...OKNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
926 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY,
BRINGING DRY WEATHER. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH
SKIES CLEARING THIS EVENING. AMPLE MIXING WILL HELP TO BRING
DRIER AIR ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. IN THE AFTERNOON, MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 25-30%. WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL
BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AROUND 4KTS. IN THE AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL
VEER FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 8-10KTS.
TONIGHT, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA AND INCREASE
WINDS. ON SUNDAY, WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 45MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE MID 70S AND DEW POINTS IN THE MID 50S. SUNDAY
NIGHT, A STRONG LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
BRINGING WINDS UP TO 70MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /22000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...MARGINAL /29800 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................24 TO 42.
TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........61 40 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 60 63
RH..............39 28 29
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9
MIX HGT (FT)....2000 2600 3300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 13 SE 10 SE 10
LVORI...........2 1 1
ADI.............24 34 42
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 24 30
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20
TO 21 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 TO 32.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 29 11 8 3 6 8 9 11 24 25 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............63 61 58 55 52 51 51 52 52 51 53 54
RH..............32 36 45 51 56 59 63 63 63 68 66 64
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 14 15 15 16 16 17 20 21
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2
ADI.............32 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 11 12 13 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 13 5 3 5 8 8 8 9 12 16 20
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26
MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 27 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 41 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (141800
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................14 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 136 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........38 45 59 60 63 65 71 77 83 82 80 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 57 58 60 63 67 69 71 72 73 74 73
RH..............64 59 60 58 56 52 53 51 51 49 48 49
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 11 13 15 15 16 17 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 17 18 23 25 25 26 27 27 27
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.4 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.8 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 23 26 30 33 37 39 41 41 41 39
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............14 33 42 51 69 88 107 121 134 136 135 124
SDSPL KT-FT/100021 22 28 46 73 105 142 175 203 211 208 184
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