FNUS74 KHUN 171343 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT BLUFF WALKERS GAP...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 843 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE/CLOUDS WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST. HOWEVER...ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY CAN BE EXPECTED. BY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM ARKANSAS TO THE OHIO VALLEY BRINGING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING AS EARLY AS DAYBREAK MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT ABRUPTLY TO THE NORTHWEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (MID AND HIGH 70-80%). MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74 F. MIN HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH BY 1000. OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15-19 MPH AFTER 1000. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 64 70 74 72 RH..............71 61 48 41 42 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 10 SW 13 S 12 S 9 MIX HGT (FT)....200 2200 3300 3300 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SW 17 SW 18 SW 18 SW 18 DISPERSION IDX..8 35 46 46 54 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 F. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-10 MPH...INCREASING 8-12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT (2400). GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2400. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0100...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18-25 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 67 64 62 60 58 RH..............43 51 60 65 72 80 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3000 800 800 600 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 S 18 S 18 S 18 S 21 S 20 DISPERSION IDX..74 44 20 16 19 18 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 40 40 LAL.............1 1 1 1 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F. MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............57 58 63 66 69 70 RH..............87 87 77 72 64 57 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 14 SW 14 SW 13 SW 9 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1400 2700 2700 2400 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 SW 25 SW 28 SW 28 SW 24 SW 16 DISPERSION IDX..18 28 37 62 52 31 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 80 80 80 80 80 LAL.............3 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...NADLER REQUESTED BY...NIKKA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130317.GOATB.01/HUN