FNUS74 KHUN 051352 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR KRAWLS PRESCRIBE FIRE...NPS GRSM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 752 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY 5 PM. THERE WILL BE A DRY AIRMASS OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT...THUS THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD DENSE IS VERY LOW. HOWEVER IN WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT SCATTERED PATCHY FOG AROUND SUNRISE. SEE DISPERSION INDEX IN THE TABLES BELOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 48 50 51 49 RH..............49 40 33 30 34 20 FT WIND......NW 14 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 N 9 MIX HGT (FT)....3600 3600 4700 4500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 23 NW 23 NW 23 NW 18 NW 18 DISPERSION IDX..31 60 69 54 73 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 41 37 35 33 31 RH..............38 48 56 63 68 72 20 FT WIND......N 7 E 2 E 0 E 1 E 2 E 3 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3200 400 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 14 NE 7 E 8 E 8 E 9 DISPERSION IDX..55 55 3 4 4 4 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH. 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............30 37 46 54 58 58 RH..............75 59 43 30 24 25 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 7 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1600 2500 2500 2900 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 9 SE 17 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 DISPERSION IDX..4 6 12 46 46 58 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...SHUMWAY REQUESTED BY...SETRLING JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.KRAWL.01/HUN