FNUS74 KHUN 271253
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEOLA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
653 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY RESULTING IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE TO
AROUND 4500 FEET TODAY. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL IMPROVE ON SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RISING ABOVE 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     44     49     52     49
RH..............49     32     23     19     26
20 FT WIND......NW 8   NW 9   NW 12  NW 12  NW 8
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   3000   4200   4400   4400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 15  NW 20  NW 20  NW 20
DISPERSION IDX..48     48     55     57     76

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     39     35     32     29     27
RH..............33     47     61     72     82     87
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 5   W 5    W 5    NW 6   NW 6
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    200    200    200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9   NW 9   W 6    W 6    W 6    NW 7
DISPERSION IDX..4      4      3      3      3      3

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-4200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............26     31     38     44     47     47
RH..............88     77     61     49     42     42
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 8   NW 9   NW 9   NW 10  NW 8
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    2100   3200   3200   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  NW 10  NW 13  NW 16  NW 16  NW 17
DISPERSION IDX..7      0      33     53     53     66

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FORECASTER...LATIMER
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100227.LEOLA.01/HUN