FNUS74 KHUN 221354 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR FORD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 754 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0723 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TRANSPORT LAYER WINDS...IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WILDFIRE SITE TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A CLEARING TREND TO BEGIN BY LATE MORNING...WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TRANSITIONING TO MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS BY MID-DAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT...AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S...AND A DRIER AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58. MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 49 53 55 57 52 RH..............89 72 55 43 36 41 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 8 N 8 N 7 N 6 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 3100 3100 3300 2500 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 12 N 12 NW 12 NW 13 NW 13 DISPERSION IDX..8 8 37 38 41 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35. MAX HUMIDITY........73-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 44 41 39 37 36 RH..............45 53 58 64 69 71 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 E 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 10 N 9 NE 9 NE 9 NE 7 DISPERSION IDX..17 17 4 4 4 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63. MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 40 49 56 61 61 RH..............74 66 51 40 32 32 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 5 SE 5 S 5 S 6 SE 6 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1200 2400 3200 3200 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 6 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 S 9 DISPERSION IDX..4 4 5 23 23 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110222.FORD_.01/HUN