FNUS74 KHUN 031259 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR LIRI BOG BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 759 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... HOT CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 35 TO 40 PERCENT. WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE INTO THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS TONIGHT...BUT A HIGHER CHANCE EXISTS ON THURSDAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE REGION. WIND FLOW WILL VARY GREATLY DUE TO THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY...BUT IN GENERAL...A SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7600-8900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............94 96 95 RH..............39 37 41 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 3 MIX HGT (FT)....8900 8900 6600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 10 W 9 DISPERSION IDX..92 92 70 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............93 87 82 79 77 76 RH..............45 58 70 76 80 83 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 W 1 W 1 W 0 SW 0 MIX HGT (FT)....6600 2900 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 10 NW 3 NW 3 SW 3 W 5 DISPERSION IDX..70 38 1 2 2 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 79 87 92 94 95 RH..............85 75 61 54 51 51 20 FT WIND......S 0 S 1 W 3 NW 5 NW 6 N 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 3000 3000 4000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 6 W 15 W 15 W 15 W 13 DISPERSION IDX..2 3 7 57 72 47 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 40 40 40 40 $$ FORECASTER...KULA REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS NEPPL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110803.LIRIB.01/HUN