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Spot Forecast for RFWMA Rx 24...KDFWR
National Weather Service Louisville KY
614 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on March 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Dry weather and slightly warmer highs today. Early
morning temperatures will be at or near freezing values with
possible frost until around 13Z, when temperatures start climbing
over the 40 degree mark. Winds will initially be light and
variable with poor dispersion values. For the afternoon, expect
temperatures around 60 degrees, decent WNW wind component, and
deeper mixing heights. As a result, dispersion values will improve
around 19Z and thereafter with min RH of 30% or lower.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Temperature.........37 at ignition...Max 60.
RH..................75 percent at ignition...Min 30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds northeast at 3 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Light winds becoming
                    northeast around 5 mph late in the morning,
                    then shifting to the northwest 6 to 7 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 6800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 12
                    to 14 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor /6400 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good
                    /82200 knot-ft/.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................10 early in the morning increasing to 102 in
                    the afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........1      2      3      2      1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............37     47     53     58     60
RH..............75     45     38     31     30
20 ft wind......NE 3   NE 4   NW 4   NW 6   W 6
20 ft wind gust.4      6      7      8      9
Mix hgt (ft)....1100   3000   4700   6300   6600
Transport wind..NE 7   N 9    N 10   NW 13  NW 14
LVORI...........4      1      1      1      1
ADI.............10     34     56     87     100
SDspl kt-ft/10006      24     42     69     80

$$
Forecaster...ALL
Requested by...Matthew Stevens
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408694.0/LMK
.DELDT 03/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Matthew.stevens@ky.gov


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