FNUS74 KHUN 171248 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR KEY MILL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 648 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY TODAY ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES LENDING TO INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MOISTURE RETURN TODAY AND TONIGHT. MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING OVER THE BURN LOCATION. MIN RH SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT TODAY...AND INCREASE STEADILY THIS EVENING. RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED BEFORE MIDNIGHT...CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL. TIMES OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. BREEZY SOUTHWEST FLOW IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY SHIFTING WINDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............35 41 47 52 51 RH..............64 52 42 35 36 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 9 S 9 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 2000 2700 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 DISPERSION IDX..27 27 26 32 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 49 48 48 49 52 RH..............38 45 57 71 79 84 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 13 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 700 700 700 800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 20 S 22 S 24 S 24 S 22 DISPERSION IDX..22 22 20 22 22 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 90 90 90 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 56 59 62 65 64 RH..............89 92 89 82 72 70 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 14 SW 14 SW 15 SW 15 W 14 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 700 900 900 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 20 SW 20 SW 20 SW 20 SW 23 DISPERSION IDX..19 19 21 24 24 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...KULA REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.KEYMI.01/HUN