FNUS74 KHUN 011148 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HURRICANE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 648 AM CDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE REGION DRY AND WARM TODAY WHICH WILL DECREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON AT THE BURN SITE. CONDITIONS WILL BE SOMEWHAT MORE MOIST ON FRIDAY WITH STRONGER SOUTHERLY FLOW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DISPERSION SHOULD BE GENERALLY GOOD TODAY WITH GOOD DISPERSION TOMORROW DUE TO THE HIGHER TRANSPORT WINDS AT THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 78. MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT BY LATE MORNING AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 63 67 70 73 75 76 77 76 RH..............57 49 43 39 35 33 31 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 8 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.3 8 8 8 13 13 13 9 9 DISPERSION IDX..1 18 18 18 48 41 41 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 56. MAX HUMIDITY........64 TO 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 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............75 68 63 60 57 55 RH..............33 41 48 50 54 58 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 2 S 3 S 2 S 1 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 1800 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 S 7 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 DISPERSION IDX..40 3 1 1 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 77. MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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............54 57 65 71 75 77 RH..............62 64 55 45 37 33 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 3 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 9 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1900 1900 3500 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 SE 3 S 13 S 13 S 14 S 15 DISPERSION IDX..1 1 32 31 49 60 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LATIMER REQUESTED BY...DREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.WESTH.01/HUN