FNUS74 KHUN 091245 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BEECH CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 745 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE AS WELL...IN SPITE OF DEEP MIXING DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA DURING THE MID- AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING... THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 63 69 73 73 RH..............61 48 42 39 41 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 9 S 10 S 13 S 13 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3000 4600 4600 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 SW 10 S 17 S 17 S 24 DISPERSION IDX..2 33 69 51 74 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 38 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............72 68 65 63 62 61 RH..............42 50 58 64 70 76 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 15 S 15 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 1700 2500 2500 2400 1900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 24 S 22 S 33 S 33 S 38 S 29 DISPERSION IDX..74 38 72 45 51 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 50 50 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 41 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 62 66 70 72 73 RH..............80 82 78 74 71 67 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 12 S 13 S 14 SW 15 SW 16 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1600 2200 2200 3600 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 29 S 25 S 24 S 24 S 33 SW 41 DISPERSION IDX..32 28 32 49 88 133 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...WHITE REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090409.BEECH.02/HUN