FNUS74 KHUN 042026 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR KRALS PRESCRIBED FIRE...NPS GRSM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 226 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TOWARD THE AREA FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF TOMORROW...GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST AND BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. DISPERSION RATES IN THE VALLEY WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BUT WILL BE HELPED BY SURFACE WINDS THAT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO COMPLETELY CALM FOR ANY LONG DURATION. WHILE A FEW HOURS OF CALM WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...SUSTAINED 3-5 MPH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND WILL PREVENT ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT. PRECIPITATION WILL APPROACH THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE/GEORGIA BORDER BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6 AM BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE FORECAST POINT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9100-10200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............54 53 RH..............25 28 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 9 MIX HGT (FT)....10200 9100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 35 W 29 DISPERSION IDX..129 150 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 45 42 40 38 36 RH..............35 47 57 66 72 77 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 3 W 7 W 9 W 9 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 300 300 300 800 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 13 SW 8 SW 14 SW 14 W 21 DISPERSION IDX..9 13 0 12 12 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 38 43 47 49 48 RH..............81 72 54 39 32 32 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 13 N 14 N 10 NW 9 NW 7 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 3400 4700 4700 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23 NW 23 NW 26 NW 21 NW 21 NW 17 DISPERSION IDX..15 21 36 83 83 104 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...CROWE REQUESTED BY...SETRLING JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120304.KRALS.01/HUN