FNUS74 KHUN 252216
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR AAMU FARM BURN...ALABAA A&M UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
416 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE NEAR THE BURN SITE THURSDAY AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. A FEW SHOWERS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT...BUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY DRY.
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY...
AND WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.
THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 50 PERCENT...BUT
WILL RESULT IN 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH AT TIMES.
SOME WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...
                    INCREASING TO 5300-5700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 31
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
TEMP............54     57     64     66     66
RH..............75     68     56     53     54
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 13   S 15   S 17   S 15
MIX HGT (FT)....200    1800   5300   5300   5700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8   S 17   S 25   S 25   S 31
DISPERSION IDX..7      19     79     79     100
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...CARCIONE
REQUESTED BY...CFEA MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.AAMUF.02/HUN