FNUS74 KHUN 191224 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEATHAM KNOB...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 724 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY WITH SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL VARY THROUGH THE DAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE SOUTH...INCREASING TO 20-25KTS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY AS WELL...REACHING UP TO 6500FT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 76 81 83 RH..............61 46 36 32 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 10 S 9 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 2700 5900 6300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 14 S 18 S 23 DISPERSION IDX..6 41 82 105 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............81 74 70 67 64 62 RH..............35 45 53 59 66 73 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 3 MIX HGT (FT)....6300 800 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 12 S 8 S 8 S 7 SE 7 DISPERSION IDX..160 12 4 4 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 62 71 78 82 84 RH..............77 76 61 47 38 33 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 6 SE 12 SE 15 S 15 S 14 MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 4500 4500 7100 6900 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 7 SE 8 S 29 S 29 S 31 SE 29 DISPERSION IDX..3 5 39 84 109 100 $$ FORECASTER...AMIN REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.CHEAT.01/HUN