FNUS74 KHUN 281302 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR STINSON GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 702 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING VEERING TO WESTERLY BY MID-MORNING...AND NORTHERLY AROUND MIDDAY. MIXING WILL BE FAIRLY SHALLOW TODAY...BUT WILL DECREASE FURTHER TOMORROW AS A STORM SYSTEM GRADUALLY SPREADS PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ON FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER MOSTLY TO ALL RAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SLEET MAY OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH THE RAIN PARTICULARLY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND EXTREME NORTHERN ALABAMA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 46 50 52 48 RH..............74 58 49 47 55 20 FT WIND......W 3 N 5 N 6 N 7 NE 6 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 2100 2500 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 10 N 8 N 10 N 10 DISPERSION IDX..5 12 16 22 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............44 40 37 35 33 32 RH..............61 70 73 75 79 82 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 NE 7 NE 8 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2200 1300 900 900 800 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 13 NE 13 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 DISPERSION IDX..26 26 20 12 12 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN OR SLEET LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN OR SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............30 32 35 38 40 40 RH..............85 82 75 71 67 69 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 9 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 7 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 900 1200 1200 900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 14 NE 15 NE 13 NE 13 NE 13 DISPERSION IDX..12 12 13 18 18 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...WHITE REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100128.STINS.01/HUN