FNUS74 KHUN 261242
FWSHUN

SPOT FORECAST FOR MP 344...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
742 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF
THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. PREVAILING SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BUT MAY BECOME QUITE GUSTY
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10 AM AND 2 PM. OTHERWISE... GOOD
SMOKE DISPERSION RATES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH THE SMOKE PLUME
TRAVELING GENERALLY TO THE NORTHEAST. PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH ONLY A VERY LOW CHANCE OF
GROUND FOG FORMATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     74     81     85     86
RH..............74     55     46     42     41
20 FT WIND......SE 3   S 7    S 8    S 8    S 7
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3200   3200   3800   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15   SW 18  SW 18  SW 16  S 12
DISPERSION IDX..7      12     62     58     40
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............81     73     68     66     64     62
RH..............48     62     73     81     86     91
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 3    S 2    S 2    S 1    SE 1
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   1300   200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 8    SE 5   SE 5   SE 3   SE 3
DISPERSION IDX..40     14     1      2      2      2
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...SCHNETZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120926.MP344.01/HUN