FNUS74 KHUN 051110 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON MOUTH PARK...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 610 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER AND WARMER THAN SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT FOG AT DAYBREAK WILL GIVE WAY TO A FEW CLOUDS DURING THE MORNING. OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT 20-FOOT WINDS AT DAYBREAK WILL BECOME WESTERLY IN THE 2-5 MPH RANGE AT IGNITION TIME...AND SW-W IN THE 4-8 MPH RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 PERCENT AT 4 PM...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 80F WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AFTER SUNSET...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISING TO AROUND 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIMILAR WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE ONCE AGAIN WARMING TO AROUND 80F. 20-FOOT WINDS HOWEVER WILL INCREASE TO THE 5-10 MPH RANGE FROM THE SW-W...WITH TRANSPORT WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH TOWARDS NOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO 1 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 72 74 77 78 79 80 79 RH..............66 59 53 49 46 44 43 44 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 6 7 7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 2.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 7.0 7.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 DISPERSION IDX..30 30 30 50 50 50 61 61 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP............77 71 66 63 61 58 RH..............45 58 72 77 78 78 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 W 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 3300 800 800 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 S 10 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 DISPERSION IDX..61 5 3 3 3 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............57 60 68 74 78 80 RH..............79 75 60 46 39 36 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 5 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 MIX HGT (FT)....300 400 2400 2400 4200 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 5 SW 20 SW 20 SW 18 S 18 DISPERSION IDX..3 2 54 54 70 72 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...MARK MENDONCA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.CANYO.01/HUN