FNUS74 KHUN 222233 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLMES CHAPEL...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 433 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM. UP TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY PUSHES EAST OF THE BURN SITE. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER STORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE FROM AROUND 60 PERCENT TO BETWEEN 80 AND 90 PERCENT TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM. ADDITIONAL SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY AND BECOME SUSTAINED AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD PUSH INTO THE BURN AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL PICK UP TOMORROW DURING THE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MAX HUMIDITY........86-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FEET AGL BY 4 AM ON THURSDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 62 60 58 57 55 RH..............53 61 67 70 75 81 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 9 W 9 W 10 SW 8 SW 7 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3700 1700 2400 2400 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28 SW 28 SW 18 W 26 W 26 W 13 DISPERSION IDX..73 73 32 36 36 11 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 LAL.............2 2 2 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FEET AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY NOON ON THURSDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 58 65 70 74 73 RH..............88 79 66 56 51 52 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 9 S 10 S 13 S 15 S 15 MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1000 1900 1900 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 13 S 15 S 22 S 22 S 26 DISPERSION IDX..11 11 13 41 41 51 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...WEBER REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120222.HOLME.01/HUN