FNUS74 KHUN 251320 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 720 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST REGION. AS A RESULT...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 35 39 42 39 RH..............48 33 28 26 31 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 NW 9 N 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3600 4800 5000 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 16 NW 16 NW 17 NW 13 NW 13 DISPERSION IDX..11 57 70 52 73 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 32 30 28 26 24 RH..............35 46 54 60 68 74 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 N 1 N 2 N 2 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2900 300 400 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 9 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 NW 5 DISPERSION IDX..34 34 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 28 36 43 46 46 RH..............78 67 48 31 27 27 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 3 N 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 2800 4100 4100 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 N 12 NW 12 NW 12 NW 13 DISPERSION IDX..4 5 8 57 44 66 $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100225.WESTF.01/HUN