FNUS74 KHUN 052040 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR TELEPHONE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 240 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1440 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TRANSPORT WINDS FOR TUESDAY (3-6-12) AT 6 AM....160 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. AT 9 AM....165 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. AT 12 PM...170 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. AT 3 PM....175 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. AT 6 PM....165 DEGREES AT 22 MPH. ALSO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS POSSIBLE...WILL DEPEND ON HOW WARM IT GETS AND IF DRY AIR MIXES DOWN TO SURFACE TO HELP LOWER DEWPOINTS. TODAY'S FIRE WEATHER FORECAST WILL BE SENT BEFORE 3 PM. STILL THINKING IF RED FLAG WARNING/FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE NEEDED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............53 52 RH..............29 28 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 8 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 18 N 15 DISPERSION IDX..70 58 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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............48 42 39 37 35 33 RH..............36 43 49 54 59 64 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 0 E 1 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 3200 700 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 E 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 DISPERSION IDX..22 23 6 3 3 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 17 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 39 49 58 62 62 RH..............68 51 35 27 24 25 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 6 SE 9 S 9 S 9 SE 9 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 1600 2600 2600 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 9 S 21 S 17 S 17 S 17 DISPERSION IDX..4 4 14 50 50 55 $$ FORECASTER...SHUMWAY REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.TELEP.02/HUN