FNUS74 KHUN 281641 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR BEECH CREEK-UPDATE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1141 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA WILL MOVE EAST TODAY ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO SHIFT FROM THE NW TO THE SW BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM...WITH WIND SPEEDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON WITH GUST UP TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 78 81 81 RH..............53 40 34 34 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 6600 6600 6900 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 12 SW 12 SW 13 DISPERSION IDX..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). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........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). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........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...SHUMWAY REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.BEECH.02/HUN