FNUS74 KHUN 301152 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR LEOLA - UPDATE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 652 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI ARE GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARD INTO ALABAMA. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WHILE SOME STORMS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS MORNING...THE STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST NEAR THE FORECAST POINT BETWEEN 1-7PM. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL TO AROUND ONE INCH. WITH MIXING HEIGHTS LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST...DISPERSION RATES WILL ONLY BE IN THE UPPER 20S TODAY. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE S-SW IN THE 5-10MPH RANGE...EXCEPT WHERE GUSTS COULD APPROACH THE 25-30MPH RANGE IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL TAPER OFF AGAIN IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT CLEARING SKIES AND SLACKENING WINDS MAY THEN LEAD TO FOG OR LOW LEVEL CLOUDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7AM TOMORROW. SUNRISE WILL HELP BREAK UP THE FOG AND CLOUD COVER SLIGHTLY BUT A FRONT STALLED TO THE NORTH IN KENTUCKY WILL DROP TOWARD THE FORECAST POINT DURING THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW AND BRING A RETURN OF RAIN CHANCES PRIMARILY AFTER 1PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 67 71 73 73 RH..............90 76 66 57 56 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 S 8 S 7 S 6 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3000 3100 3100 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 SW 10 S 10 S 10 S 13 DISPERSION IDX..5 25 25 25 28 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE S CHC S CHC S CHC PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR FOG FOG TEMP............72 67 64 62 60 58 RH..............58 67 74 80 86 91 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 SW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2100 800 800 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 10 S 12 S 12 SW 9 W 3 DISPERSION IDX..28 21 8 5 4 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 60 68 74 78 80 RH..............95 90 72 58 50 45 20 FT WIND......W 1 W 2 SW 3 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 MIX HGT (FT)....300 200 2200 2200 4500 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 3 SW 1 NW 14 NW 14 N 10 NW 7 DISPERSION IDX..2 1 9 39 52 33 $$ FORECASTER...CROWE REQUESTED BY...JEREMY MCDONALD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.LEOLA.01/HUN