FNUS74 KHUN 281111 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BEECH CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 611 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNDER PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PREDAWN TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S WILL WARM TO NEAR 65 AT 9 AM...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 70 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 82 BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 33 PERCENT. LIGHT 20-FOOT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN THE 5-10 MPH RANGE...WITH SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS UP TO 15 MPH BY THE LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER THIS CONVECTION...AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND BURN AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 82. RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 73 78 81 81 RH..............69 53 40 34 34 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 MIX HGT (FT)....200 4300 6600 6600 6900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 SW 15 SW 12 SW 12 SW 13 DISPERSION IDX..5 57 54 54 60 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 73 68 65 62 60 RH..............36 46 54 61 68 74 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 MIX HGT (FT)....6900 4400 400 400 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 16 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 5 DISPERSION IDX..94 63 3 3 3 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-9400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 61 69 75 79 81 RH..............79 78 64 49 39 36 20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 1 S 2 SW 3 W 3 SW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 5700 5700 9400 7700 TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 9 NW 9 NW 9 W 3 W 3 DISPERSION IDX..2 4 4 59 32 28 $$ FORECASTER...BOYD REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.BEECH.01/HUN