FNUS74 KHUN 091311
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOUNDARY...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
811 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GENERALLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BURN AREA
FOR MOST OF TODAY. A STALLED FRONT LOCATED ON THE TENNESSEE/ALABAMA
BORDER WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AROUND
5 TO 10 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR FAIR DISPERSION ACROSS THE BURN AREA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT
OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY GIVEN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE
REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     67     73     75     75
RH..............86     66     54     50     51
20 FT WIND......W 3    SW 3   SW 3   SW 5   SW 3
MIX HGT (FT)....500    2600   5400   5400   6200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10   W 13   W 9    W 9    SW 10
DISPERSION IDX..0      38     39     29     35
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............74     68     65     62     60     58
RH..............54     66     76     83     88     90
20 FT WIND......SW 3   S 3    S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     10     10     10

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     58     65     71     75     77
RH..............88     82     65     54     47     43
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 7   SW 8   SW 9   SW 9   SW 9
MIX HGT (FT)....500    600    2600   2600   4200   4700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15  SW 12  SW 18  SW 18  SW 21  SW 18
DISPERSION IDX..10     9      55     55     79     74
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...PARCUS
REQUESTED BY...MARK MENDONCA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.BOUND.01/HUN