612  
FNUS71 KILN 091355  
FWSILN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLAGHER FEN...ODNR- DIVISION OF NATURAL AREAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
955 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS  
WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SINKING CREEK AREA ARE CURRENTLY BREEZY  
WITH THE NEARBY SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT OBSERVING WINDS OF 15 TO 20  
MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE BRINGING SLIGHTLY  
HIGHER MOISTURE TO THE AREA, SO MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES  
WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE MINIMUMS OF YESTERDAY. THE  
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE  
SOME DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONFIDENCE  
REMAINS HIGH IN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
UP TO 22 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
TEMP............59 63 67 70 72 73 74 74  
RH..............51 47 43 39 37 35 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 13 12 12 11 11 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 21 22 20 19 19 18 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.5 3.0 4.2 6.0 6.7 6.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 25 25 26 24 24 22  
 

 
FORECASTER...MCGINNIS  
REQUESTED BY...ODNR  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609798.0/ILN  
.DELDT 04/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHELLE.COMER@DNR.OHIO.GOV  
 
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