FNUS74 KHUN 201221 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR STINSON GAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 721 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME SUPPORTIVE OF FIRE GROWTH THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA. A COLD FRONT WILL BE DROPPING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING SURFACE AND 20 FOOT WINDS INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. DESPITE SOME PERIODS OF CLOUD COVER...THE COMBINATION OF RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THE GUSTY WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400-8900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 57 56 RH..............29 24 25 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 14 NW 14 MIX HGT (FT)....7400 7400 8900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 24 NW 24 W 26 DISPERSION IDX..86 86 98 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7300-8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 45 38 34 30 27 RH..............27 38 47 53 59 64 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 10 NW 8 N 7 N 5 N 3 MIX HGT (FT)....8900 7300 3700 3700 1900 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 26 NW 28 NW 24 NW 24 N 17 N 13 DISPERSION IDX..98 133 87 16 8 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 26 34 40 44 46 RH..............66 60 43 34 29 25 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 3100 3100 4000 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 9 NW 13 NW 13 NW 13 NW 9 DISPERSION IDX..6 4 6 49 47 34 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...GRIFFIN/SCHULLER REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.STINS.01/HUN