FNUS74 KHUN 091202 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 602 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN SITE IN SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY. HOWEVER...STRENGTHENING SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE MID 60S BY MID-AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. ALTHOUGH A FEW SPRINKLES OF RAIN MAY FALL FROM THE HIGH-BASED CLOUD DECK THIS MORNING...DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY. SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS OF 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY GOOD SMOKE PLUME DISPERSION TO THE NORTH. ELEVATED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TONIGHT WILL LIMIT THE THREAT FOR ANY NOCTURNAL FOG FORMATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 58 64 67 65 RH..............55 42 33 30 34 20 FT WIND......SE 8 S 12 S 12 S 10 SE 9 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 3500 3400 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14 SE 14 S 18 S 20 S 20 DISPERSION IDX..12 18 47 50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 58 55 53 51 50 RH..............38 45 50 55 61 65 20 FT WIND......SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2200 400 500 500 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 22 S 22 SE 17 S 21 S 21 S 23 DISPERSION IDX..57 57 12 19 19 21 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 54 60 65 67 67 RH..............68 64 56 49 46 47 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 14 S 16 S 17 S 17 S 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1300 3600 3600 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 26 S 30 S 30 S 32 DISPERSION IDX..12 12 30 78 78 95 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130309.SHELT.01/HUN