FNUS74 KHUN 261624 FWSHUN SPOT FORECAST FOR KRAL S COMPLEX RX FIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1124 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 CDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE DOWNSLOPE FLOW AT THE BURN SITE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY...WITH WINDS FROM THE NW (AROUND 310 DEGREES) INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND POSSIBLE LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BUT MIXING HEIGHT SHOULD IMPROVE TO ABOVE 5000FT BY THE AFTERNOON. SKIES SHOULD START TO CLEAR OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL SLACKEN...TURNING TO BE MORE NORTHERLY BY EARLY TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............34 37 39 40 RH..............66 59 51 48 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 13 NW 13 NW 10 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 6300 6300 6200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21 NW 20 NW 20 NW 22 DISPERSION IDX..65 66 66 73 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 35 32 30 29 27 RH..............51 61 77 89 94 92 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 NW 3 NW 0 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 4900 1000 1000 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22 NW 20 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 6 DISPERSION IDX..73 59 13 9 5 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-5900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 29 38 44 48 50 RH..............90 83 63 48 40 36 20 FT WIND......N 0 N 2 N 6 NW 9 NW 12 NW 12 MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 4400 4400 5900 5700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 9 NW 17 NW 17 NW 18 NW 17 DISPERSION IDX..3 4 8 67 60 56 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...CROWE REQUESTED BY...SHEW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130326.KRALS.01/HUN