FNUS74 KHUN 202017 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR POPLAR SPRINGS...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 217 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1350 CST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING BUT COULD INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA. LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE OR FOG MAY AFFECT THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. .REST OF TODAY (THROUGH 5PM)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73F. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 73 72 70 RH..............51 46 48 54 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.28 30 30 29 DISPERSION IDX..86 90 90 90 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) AFTER 0300. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL LOWERING TO 600-900 FT AGL AFTER 1900. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1900. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............68 63 60 58 56 55 RH..............51 60 66 70 76 83 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 8 S 8 SW 9 SW 9 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 4200 600 800 800 900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 28 S 28 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 18 DISPERSION IDX..19 37 19 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL BY 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............53 57 63 69 72 71 RH..............90 85 73 63 56 53 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 S 14 SW 15 SW 14 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 1500 2300 2300 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28 SW 28 SW 25 SW 29 SW 29 SW 29 DISPERSION IDX..44 44 41 60 60 76 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...NADLER REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110220.POPLA.01/HUN