FNUS74 KHUN 311413 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HURRICANE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / LITTLE RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 913 AM CDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7 PM. THEREFORE...OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT...DESPITE AMPLE MIXING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB IN THE LOWER 70S...WHILE DEWPOINTS DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S. THIS WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 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............54 63 69 73 73 RH..............56 39 29 24 25 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 MIX HGT (FT)....200 2500 3700 3700 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 7 DISPERSION IDX..1 18 21 21 33 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 60 56 53 51 RH..............27 40 58 60 62 67 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2400 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 7 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 DISPERSION IDX..33 3 2 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 53 63 71 76 78 RH..............75 75 60 41 32 29 20 FT WIND......NW 2 W 3 W 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 2500 2500 3500 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 S 2 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 6 DISPERSION IDX..1 1 26 26 34 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...WEBER REQUESTED BY...DREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.WESTH.01/HUN