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FWSILN

Spot Forecast for Gallagher Fen...ODNR- Division of Natural Areas
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
955 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 EDT on April 09.
Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns
with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Weather conditions in the Sinking Creek area are currently breezy
with the nearby Springfield Airport observing winds of 15 to 20
mph from the southwest. Southwest winds are bringing slightly
higher moisture to the area, so minimum relative humidity values
will be slightly higher than the minimums of yesterday. The
strongest winds are expected over the next couple of hours before
some decrease during the afternoon and evening. Confidence
remains high in dry conditions through the forecast.

.REST OF TODAY...

Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    up to 22 mph.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 22 to 26 mph.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Temp............59  63  67  70  72  73  74  74
RH..............51  47  43  39  37  35  33  33
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..11  12  13  12  12  11  11  10
20 FT wind gust.19  21  22  20  19  19  18  17
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.9 2.5 3.0 4.2 6.0 6.7 6.7
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.26  25  25  25  26  24  24  22

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Forecaster...McGinnis
Requested by...ODNR
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609798.0/ILN
.DELDT 04/09/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL michelle.comer@dnr.ohio.gov