149
FNUS73 KLMK 141404
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 21...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1004 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY DRY TODAY, WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON, MAINLY
BETWEEN 1-2PM. OTHERWISE, EXPECT EXCELLENT VENT RATES AS TRANSPORT WINDS
GUST TO NEARLY 30 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM TODAY WITH LOW 80S BY
THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWER CHANCES FOR TOMORROW, WITH SOME
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON, MAINLY NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /44700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /105000 KNOT-FT/.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 50 47 55 32 38 41 30
WEATHER COV..... CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
TEMP............72 74 76 78 79 81 82 82
RH..............73 71 69 64 62 58 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 8 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 3.0 3.7 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.0 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 28 28 26 24 24 24 24
SDSPL KT-FT/100045 71 88 97 97 104 105 97
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 66.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (64600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 23 42 30 39 34 24 27 29 38 34 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............82 81 80 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 70 68
RH..............55 54 56 66 66 69 68 71 73 73 71 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100065 35 11 6 7 9 9 9 10 10 11 11
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (106300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (121600
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 57 28 33 43 53 54 55 56 57 59 60
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............68 68 67 69 72 75 78 80 81 82 83 83
RH..............76 76 78 76 71 66 62 58 56 55 51 49
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.5 3.3 4.0 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 20 23 26 28 26 26 28 28 28
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 7 9 19 35 57 79 93 106 124 129 122
FORECASTER...CJP
REQUESTED BY...CASEY MEFFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610289.0/LMK
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CASEY_MEFFORD@FWS.GOV
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