FNUS74 KHUN 262155
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRALS COMPLEX RX BURN...NPS NATR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
355 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...DECREASING AND CHANGING TO EAST EARLY MONDAY TO NORTHEAST
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. DISPERSION WILL BE POOR TO FAIR THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT DUE TO A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE
CAROLINAS DOMINATING THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
HIGHER ON MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE RICH MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. MINIMUM VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 50 TO 53
PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FROM APPROX 600 FEET IN
THE MORNING TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY 2-4 PM.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY BRINGING A
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE
BURN SITE. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO END ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CST)      4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............57
RH..............21
20 FT WIND......S 7
MIX HGT (FT)....4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13
DISPERSION IDX..59
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
LAL.............1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     50     47     46     44     43
RH..............27     38     47     53     58     63
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 2   SE 2   E 1    E 0    E 0
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1900   300    300    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12  SE 12  SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   E 5
DISPERSION IDX..28     28     3      3      3      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (CST)      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............42     46     51     56     58     58
RH..............69     70     65     58     53     53
20 FT WIND......NE 0   E 1    E 1    SE 2   NE 3   N 3
MIX HGT (FT)....600    600    900    2600   2600   3900
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6    E 6    E 5    E 3    E 3    E 3
DISPERSION IDX..3      3      2      11     11     16
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1

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FORECASTER...LATIMER
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER FALKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.KRALS.01/HUN