FNUS74 KHUN 122146 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER RUSH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 346 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL STAY IN PLACE TONIGHT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE. RH VALUES WILL BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER ON MONDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS. A QUICK-MOVING UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO THE REGION LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RELATIVELY WARMER AND MOIST AIR ATOP THE COLD AIR...PRODUCING A WINTRY MIX LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BE RATHER LIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...BUT SWITCH DIRECTIONS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 29 27 25 24 22 RH..............29 34 37 41 46 52 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 N 3 NE 3 E 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 9 N 6 N 3 N 3 NE 2 DISPERSION IDX..13 13 2 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE SNOW TEMP............22 24 29 35 36 34 RH..............57 52 44 36 41 56 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 SE 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1100 2300 3100 3100 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 2 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 13 DISPERSION IDX..1 2 5 19 19 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...KULA REQUESTED BY...ALLISON COCHRAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.UPPER.01/HUN