FNUS74 KHUN 201103 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR TELEPHONE RX BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 503 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A RESULT OF VERY DRY AIR FROM MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RH VALUES WILL DIP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SHIFT THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL WARM TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 50S...BUT WITH INCREASED MOISTURE. RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 40 47 47 47 RH..............42 29 23 21 27 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 S 2 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3100 4300 4400 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 10 NW 10 DISPERSION IDX..44 44 58 54 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 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............43 39 37 35 34 33 RH..............34 40 45 51 54 56 20 FT WIND......S 0 S 2 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 7 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 2600 500 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 5 S 10 S 8 S 8 S 9 DISPERSION IDX..2 2 5 4 4 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............32 37 45 52 53 51 RH..............59 65 54 38 36 40 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 12 SW 13 SW 13 W 12 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1200 3700 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 18 SW 28 SW 28 SW 21 DISPERSION IDX..0 0 26 74 74 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...KULA REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090220.TELEP.01/HUN