FNUS74 KHUN 211254 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR STINSON GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 654 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AN INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY TODAY...BUT STRONG MIXING AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES WILL COUNTER THIS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH 10 MPH...SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS AND HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RESULT IN VERY GOOD DISPERSION. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN SPREADING TOWARDS THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING. THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN STARTING MID TO LATE EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THOUGH RAINFALL TOTALS WILL REMAIN BELOW ONE HALF INCH. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE BY DAYBREAK MONDAY... SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 56 62 65 63 RH..............53 42 31 27 31 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 4700 5300 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 21 S 24 S 24 DISPERSION IDX..17 15 62 76 103 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 57 54 53 51 50 RH..............37 54 71 83 93 100 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 SW 8 MIX HGT (FT)....3800 3800 1600 1400 1400 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 29 S 29 S 35 SW 33 SW 33 SW 36 DISPERSION IDX..39 39 39 37 37 32 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 100 100 100 $$ FORECASTER...CARCIONE REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100221.STINS.01/HUN