228
FNUS73 KLMK 141232
FWSLMK
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 16...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
832 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY,
BRINGING DRY WEATHER. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH A CLEARING TREND THIS EVENING. AMPLE MIXING
WILL HELP TO BRING DRIER AIR ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. IN THE
AFTERNOON, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 25-30%. WINDS
IN THE MORNING WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AROUND 4KTS. IN THE
AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 8-10KTS.
TONIGHT, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA AND INCREASE
WINDS. ON SUNDAY, WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 45MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE MID 70S AND DEW POINTS IN THE MID 50S. SUNDAY
NIGHT, A STRONG LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
BRINGING WINDS UP TO 70MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...MARGINAL
/31500 KNOT-FT/.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 30.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 75 73 73 69 69 66 66 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............37 39 41 43 46 48 52 53 54
RH..............67 59 55 51 44 40 32 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 9 8 8 9 12 13
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............5 13 16 18 17 17 21 27 30
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 9 13 16 16 17 22 29 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 TO 37.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 53 51 34 28 15 26 37 35 30 31 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 53 51 49 48 47 46 46 46 45 46 47
RH..............35 38 46 50 51 53 58 58 58 65 71 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 16 17 17 16 15 15 15 16
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............37 8 8 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 17 10 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 9
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 38 TO 44 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (142500
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 139 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........36 53 59 67 70 72 75 78 81 81 81 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 51 52 55 58 61 64 67 69 70 71 71
RH..............74 71 74 72 72 72 67 63 59 59 57 57
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 12 15 15 17 16 16 15
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 15 17 22 25 27 27 28 28 27
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 20 23 29 33 38 41 44 44 41 38
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 18 25 51 87 88 109 125 136 139 132 120
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 10 17 35 68 105 143 175 199 207 198 178
FORECASTER...EBW
REQUESTED BY...CASEY MEFFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605770.0/LMK
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CASEY_MEFFORD@FWS.GOV
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