490
FNUS73 KLMK 231116
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT TRACT 3/4...KDFWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
716 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SW TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. DEEP MIXING AND STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CREATE
EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL, WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, WITH THE BEST
CHANCES SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER, RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES RETURN ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS FROM THE NW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 29
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT (110500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................13 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 118 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 11 7 6 6 26 23 37 54 71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 52 57 61 63 65 67 69 70 70
RH..............59 50 42 36 34 33 30 28 26 27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 10 13 15 17 18 18 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.4 2.6 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.1 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 20 23 24 24 24 26 28 29
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............13 29 57 82 93 97 99 108 115 118
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 19 44 74 90 98 103 111 122 123
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13
TO 16 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (85900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................95 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 11 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 62 52 71 81 87 92 94 91 91 83 69
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............69 67 65 62 62 61 59 58 57 56 55 54
RH..............30 33 37 41 43 48 55 59 67 75 80 82
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 13 11 11 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 23 20 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13
LVORI...........1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4
ADI.............95 31 18 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 11
SDSPL KT-FT/100086 40 11 5 7 11 11 10 10 8 7 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD (53800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 71 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 63 74 69 65 60 52 44 36 27 18 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 54 55 56 57 59 62 64 65 66 67 67
RH..............83 83 80 77 75 67 58 52 48 44 41 40
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6 3.3 4.1 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............11 16 22 26 27 31 42 56 63 68 71 67
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 11 15 18 19 24 30 41 47 52 54 50
FORECASTER...RAS
REQUESTED BY...TOM EDWARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411912.0/LMK
.DELDT 04/23/24
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.EMAIL THOMAS.EDWARDS@KY.GOV
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