FNUS74 KHUN 031253 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST HURRICANE DAY 2...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / LITTLE RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 753 AM CDT SAT APR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER NORTH ALABAMA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS. BY TOMORROW...CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 72. MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 64 68 70 72 RH..............63 56 49 45 45 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 8 SW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1200 1200 2400 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 SW 21 SW 21 SW 17 W 5 DISPERSION IDX..9 19 30 38 13 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 51. MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 1900...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE LATE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 64 59 56 54 52 RH..............50 61 69 72 74 75 20 FT WIND......SE 3 E 2 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2700 400 400 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 N 3 E 8 E 8 E 5 NE 3 DISPERSION IDX..17 12 3 4 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............2 1 1 1 1 1 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 77. MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 54 63 70 74 76 RH..............77 71 53 41 34 32 20 FT WIND......E 0 E 1 SE 3 S 2 SW 3 SW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 3200 3200 6600 7100 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 NE 3 E 5 E 5 SE 3 S 5 DISPERSION IDX..2 2 2 18 25 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LATIMER REQUESTED BY...DREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100403.WESTH.01/HUN