FNUS74 KHUN 271317 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 817 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0755 CDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES QUICKLY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CLIMB BACK INTO THE LOW/MID 90S UNDER SUNNY SKIES. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO KEEP WINDS LIGHT TO AROUND 5 MPH OUT OF THE EAST/SOUTHEAST AND GENERALLY UPSLOPE AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE LIGHTER WINDS HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR NO FIRE WEATHER WARNING TODAY...EVEN THOUGH THE KBDI AND RH VALUES FOR THE AFTERNOON WILL BE WELL WITHIN CRITERIA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO BE MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY BY TOMORROW MORNING BUT REMAIN LIGHT. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA MAY BE MET BY FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 80 87 90 93 RH..............53 39 30 25 22 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 3 SE 2 SE 2 E 1 MIX HGT (FT)....200 3400 3400 4900 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 S 10 S 10 S 5 SE 2 DISPERSION IDX..2 5 43 26 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 82 75 72 69 67 RH..............28 39 52 59 63 67 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 1 E 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 4600 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 3 SE 7 SE 7 S 7 S 7 DISPERSION IDX..15 20 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 75 85 92 96 97 RH..............70 57 43 33 28 27 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 4500 4500 5200 5400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 7 S 6 SW 8 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 DISPERSION IDX..3 3 4 42 34 28 $$ FORECASTER...CROWE REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120627.TURKE.01/HUN