555
FNUS73 KLMK 201953
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLSIDE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
253 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CURRENT GUSTY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING, WITH CALM NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE AND
TRANSPORT WINDS LASTING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
CLIMB INTO THE MID 40S WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. CONDITIONS AFTER THIS WILL BE COOL AND DRY, LASTING INTO
MIDWEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3700 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /72400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/72400 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................70 TO 82.
TIME (EST) 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........5 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 49
RH..............44 42
20 FT WIND......W 9 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.16 13
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 23 W 21
LVORI...........1 1
ADI.............82 70
SDSPL KT-FT/100072 60
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 TO 6.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........8 22 63 66 69 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 42 40 39 38 37
RH..............45 57 64 67 67 67
20 FT WIND......W 5 W 3 W 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 7 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 700 600 700 800 800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 N 7
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............6 5 4 4 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 6 4 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................6 TO 32.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........48 18 28 48 52 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 34 41 44 46 45
RH..............72 69 55 47 43 48
20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 N 2 NW 3 NW 4 NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 8 8
MIX HGT (FT)....600 700 1600 2400 2500 2200
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 6 N 8 NW 10 N 12 NW 10
LVORI...........3 3 2 1 2 2
ADI.............7 6 17 32 25 29
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 11 22 25 20
FORECASTER...BS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN OTTO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603348.0/LMK
.DELDT 02/20/26
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