FNUS74 KHUN 271427 AAA FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY CREEK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 927 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. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES QUICKLY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CLIMB INTO THE LOW/MID 90S UNDER SUNNY SKIES. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO KEEP SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT /4-7MPH/ OUT OF THE EAST/SOUTHEAST...AND GENERALLY UPSLOPE AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...PERIODIC GUSTS 10-15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG HEATING AND DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 DEGREES BY FRIDAY. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE BUT NO ORGANIZED RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5300 FT AGL BY 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............76 84 91 94 92 RH..............43 33 24 20 20 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 SE 5 E 6 NE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....200 3400 4900 4900 5300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 S 10 S 5 S 5 SE 4 DISPERSION IDX..2 43 26 28 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............89 85 75 72 69 67 RH..............23 31 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...NADLER REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120627.TURKE.01/HUN