FNUS74 KHUN 281322
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEATHAM KNOB...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
722 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  THIS
FRONT WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  TRANSPORT WINDS
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT THIS MORNING...BUT INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  SMOKE DISPERSION WILL GENERALLY
BE GOOD THIS AFTERNOON WITH MIXING HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 4100 FEET.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............50     57     62     66     66
RH..............100    85     70     65     66
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   S 7    S 8    S 7
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   3400   4100   4100   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..E 3    SE 14  S 18   S 18   S 17
DISPERSION IDX..2      9      51     51     43
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     40     60     60     60

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     63     62     61     60     60
RH..............70     77     83     88     93     97
20 FT WIND......SE 7   S 8    S 9    S 10   S 10   S 12
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   1000   1000   1000   1000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17   S 17   S 16   S 18   S 18   S 18
DISPERSION IDX..32     32     21     17     17     16
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     60     60     70     70     70

$$
FORECASTER...KULA
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.CHEAT.02/HUN