FNUS74 KHUN 171244 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR OWL CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 744 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL PRODUCE SOUTH WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE AREA AND KEEP CONDITIONS DRY THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH AROUND 2-3 PM THIS AFTERNOON IN AND AROUND THE BURN SITE. ALSO...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. DISPERSION WILL INITIALLY BE FAIR BY IGNITION TIME AND IMPROVE TO GOOD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS TOMORROW WILL BE SIMILAR EXCEPT WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 77. MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 68 73 73 RH..............56 40 34 34 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3100 3100 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 13 SW 13 SW 17 DISPERSION IDX..16 41 41 66 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 65 61 58 55 53 RH..............37 46 53 57 63 70 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 500 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 S 15 S 10 S 10 S 12 SW 8 DISPERSION IDX..86 11 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 80. MIN HUMIDITY........37 TO 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 54 63 69 74 76 RH..............76 80 67 53 44 40 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 SW 3 SW 6 SW 7 SW 6 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1900 1900 4200 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 6 W 16 W 16 W 15 W 13 DISPERSION IDX..4 3 11 39 75 74 $$ FORECASTER...SHUMWAY REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.OWLCR.01/HUN