FNUS74 KHUN 081211
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEY MILL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
611 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTH...WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AT 20 FEET.
WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 4500 FEET...THIS WILL YIELD GOOD DISPERSION.
SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY THIS EVENING...WITH SEVERAL HOURS
OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO SAG SOUTH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN CHANCES DECREASING
THROUGH THE DAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH...GUSTING
TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AT 20 FEET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     65     70     73     73
RH..............76     65     57     53     53
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 12   S 13   S 10   S 8
MIX HGT (FT)....200    1400   3000   3000   2200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8    S 23   S 24   S 24   SW 17
DISPERSION IDX..2      35     58     58     35
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     50     50     50

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 21 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     61     57     54     52     50
RH..............62     76     86     92     92     89
20 FT WIND......S 6    SW 5   W 3    N 3    N 6    N 8
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   1200   1800   1300   1300   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13  SW 13  N 22   N 21   N 21   NE 23
DISPERSION IDX..8      8      15     14     14     26
CHC OF PCPN (%).100    100    100    100    100    100

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FORECASTER...TROUTMAN
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.KEYMI.01/HUN