FNUS74 KHUN 121255 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 755 AM CDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... IGNITION TIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 49 PERCENT WILL GRADUALLY FALL THROUGH THE DAY...REDUCED TO AROUND 20 PERCENT AT 3 PM. LIGHT 20-FOOT WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST AT IGNITION -TIMES...WILL INCREASE TO 4-8 MPH BY NOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 10 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IS FORECAST TODAY...WITH 6-10 MPH TRANSPORT WINDS. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS POSSIBLE FROM THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. REPEATING...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA FROM NOON TILL 7 PM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 10 MPH. 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............57 63 67 71 75 77 79 80 78 RH..............53 43 37 29 24 21 20 21 24 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 7 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.2 6 6 6 10 10 10 8 8 DISPERSION IDX..0 18 18 18 77 49 77 61 61 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 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............77 68 62 58 54 51 RH..............27 43 58 67 74 79 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 3 E 2 E 1 SE 1 S 2 MIX HGT (FT)....7100 5000 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 E 9 E 6 E 6 E 5 S 6 DISPERSION IDX..61 4 3 3 2 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 55 66 73 78 81 RH..............84 71 48 36 29 27 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 3 S 7 SE 9 SE 9 SE 7 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 5500 5500 7400 7600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 5 S 15 S 15 SE 14 SE 10 DISPERSION IDX..1 1 94 65 67 83 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.DRYCR.01/HUN