FNUS74 KHUN 291002 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR LEOLA...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 502 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WITH A FRONT STALLED OUT NORTH OF OUR AREA IN TENNESSEE...CONDITIONS WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND INCREASE AT THE SURFACE TO 5-10 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND AT THIS TIME...CHANCES LOOK TO INCREASE FOR THE FORECAST POINT BETWEEN 2-4PM DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING AND SOME STORMS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL THEN TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM SLIDES ACROSS THE AREA AND INCREASES THE COVERAGE OF CLOUDS AND THEN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 8AM AND NOON TOMORROW. ALONG WITH THE RAIN...CEILINGS WILL BE LOWER TOMORROW BUT INCREASED TRANSPORT WINDS WILL KEEP DISPERSION RATES GENERALLY GOOD. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AT THE FORECAST POINT UNLESS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY A THUNDERSTORM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-7400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 70 76 79 81 RH..............81 67 52 43 39 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 S 7 MIX HGT (FT)....200 3400 3400 7400 7200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 W 7 W 7 SW 3 S 7 DISPERSION IDX..3 3 29 27 53 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............79 72 68 65 62 60 RH..............44 56 68 75 83 89 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....7200 3900 2500 2500 400 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 5 DISPERSION IDX..53 43 28 6 6 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 61 69 74 78 80 RH..............93 89 73 61 53 49 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 8 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 2500 2500 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 S 6 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14 SW 14 DISPERSION IDX..2 3 10 33 37 36 $$ FORECASTER...CROWE REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.LEOLA.01/HUN