FNUS74 KHUN 161055 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR COLBERT FERRY EAST...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 455 AM CST MON FEB 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION TODAY...KEEPING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY IN COOL...DRY NORTHERLY FLOW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT BRIEFLY DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE HIGH CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER FROM THE EAST TONIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS THE HIGH SETTLES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 47 50 50 RH..............39 30 28 30 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 5 N 6 N 6 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 3600 3600 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 N 8 N 8 N 8 DISPERSION IDX..42 35 35 38 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 39 36 33 31 30 RH..............38 47 53 60 65 68 20 FT WIND......N 3 NE 2 NE 1 E 3 E 2 SE 2 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 400 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 7 NE 5 E 9 E 9 E 6 DISPERSION IDX..3 3 2 4 4 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 33 43 51 56 57 RH..............72 64 47 36 33 35 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 7 S 9 S 8 S 7 S 6 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1400 3000 3000 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 6 S 15 S 17 S 17 S 14 DISPERSION IDX..1 1 27 41 41 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WHITE REQUESTED BY...SHAWN NAGLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090216.COLBE.01/HUN