FNUS74 KHUN 011318 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 718 AM CST MON MAR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING NEAR 45 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE KEEPING TEMPERATURES NEAR 50 AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RIDING ALONG THE GULF COAST THAT WILL BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SNOW TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DROP MIXING HEIGHTS. ALSO...THIS WILL MEAN DISPERSION SHOULD DROP TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND RISE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 50. MIN HUMIDITY........43 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 43 47 49 47 RH..............70 56 47 44 48 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 NE 7 NE 6 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1900 4000 3400 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 7 E 6 NE 12 NE 12 DISPERSION IDX..3 17 21 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 34. MAX HUMIDITY........91 TO 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................30 TO 50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL BY EARLY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............45 41 39 37 36 35 RH..............53 64 72 79 85 87 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 6 N 8 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2200 1300 1000 1000 800 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 NE 10 NE 13 NE 12 NE 12 N 9 DISPERSION IDX..21 21 19 8 8 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 50 50 50 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 40. MIN HUMIDITY........68 TO 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............34 35 36 38 38 38 RH..............89 92 89 80 74 70 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 12 N 13 N 13 N 12 MIX HGT (FT)....700 700 2000 4800 4800 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 N 21 N 20 N 20 N 20 DISPERSION IDX..12 12 28 59 59 66 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...LATIMER REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100301.SHELT.01/HUN