511
FNUS71 KILN 071205
FWSILN
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 28...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
805 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 07.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA SUPPLIES DRY
AIR AND STEADY SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IN BIG OAKS INDICATE A DRIER START THIS MORNING
COMPARED TO YESTERDAY DUE TO THIS DRY AIR TO THE NORTH. THEREFORE,
EXPECT MINIMUM RH VALUES TO BE LOWER THAN YESTERDAY WITH VALUES
DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 20S AND UPPER TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
AS WINDS DECREASE INTO THE EVENING HOURS, THE DIRECTION BECOMES
MORE OUT OF THE EAST.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 24 13 9 16 16 14 13 19 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 35 38 41 43 45 47 48 49 50
RH..............63 58 50 43 35 29 24 22 19 19
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.8 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 8 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 10 9 4 2 6 7 9 15 15 18 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 49 47 43 41 39 38 37 37 35 35 35
RH..............22 27 34 39 43 47 48 51 53 54 55 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 13
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 23 21 22 23 23 25 26 28 30 31 33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 34 35 37 42 49 54 59 62 65 66 67
RH..............60 57 57 54 48 41 37 35 34 33 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 14 15 14 12 9 10 10 12 12 13
FORECASTER...MCGINNIS
REQUESTED BY...JESSE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609285.0/ILN
.DELDT 04/07/26
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.EMAIL JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV,PAUL_BASYE@FWS.GOV
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