FNUS74 KHUN 241333 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BEECH CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 733 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. WHILE RH VALUES THIS MORNING ARE IN THE LOWER 50S...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE INTO THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10-15MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. AS EARLY-MORNING PRECIPITATION EXITS TO THE EAST...CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO SCATTER OUT AND MIXING HEIGHTS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS (RISING FROM 2500FT TO 6000FT LATER TODAY). .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 52 54 55 54 RH..............61 51 42 36 37 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 15 NW 15 NW 15 NW 13 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2600 4200 4200 6000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22 NW 24 NW 28 NW 28 NW 31 DISPERSION IDX..44 53 78 78 102 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 43 40 37 35 33 RH..............46 54 60 65 70 73 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 8 NW 6 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 5300 3900 500 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 NW 25 NW 28 NW 10 NW 10 NW 8 DISPERSION IDX..34 17 12 5 5 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 36 44 50 53 53 RH..............74 60 44 34 30 31 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 6 NW 9 NW 10 NW 9 N 6 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3700 6600 6600 6100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 5 NW 20 NW 21 NW 21 NW 16 DISPERSION IDX..2 2 70 96 96 109 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...AMIN REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120224.BEECH.01/HUN