FNUS74 KHUN 151311
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEECH CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
811 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF
THE MORNING HOURS THANKS IN PART TO A STRONG SURFACE INVERSION IN
PLACE OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THOUGH TO
BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE INVERSION BREAKS WITH
AFTERNOON HEATING COUPLED WITH SOME DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST...AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST
REGION. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE QUITE LOW THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD
IMPROVE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     58     59
RH..............52     49     48
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    N 7
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   3200   3400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13   N 9    NW 14
DISPERSION IDX..29     36     57
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     53     49     46     44     43
RH..............52     64     79     89     99     100
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 5    N 3    N 3    N 3    N 2
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   2400   300    300    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14  NW 13  N 5    N 5    NE 8   NE 6
DISPERSION IDX..57     39     2      2      4      3
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     46     56     62     66     68
RH..............100    91     63     51     45     42
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 3    NE 3   E 6    E 6    E 6
MIX HGT (FT)....200    300    4100   4100   5100   5300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6   NE 9   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6   NE 6
DISPERSION IDX..3      4      3      28     34     35
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

$$

FORECASTER...GRIFFIN
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.BEECH.01/HUN