607  
FNUS74 KHUN 100848  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTGOMERY CREEK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
348 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE  
WARM/DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE. AS A RESULT, MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP  
TO AROUND 30-35% PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE  
FORECAST TO BE UNDER 1000FT AT IGNITION TIME, HOWEVER, WILL RISE  
TO ABOVE 2000FT BY 10 AM. WINDS WILL GENERALLY STAY LIGHT (AROUND  
5 MPH OR LESS) OUT OF THE SSW THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP  
TO AROUND 10 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.  
 
INCREASED MOISTURE RETURN IS FORECAST OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL  
WEAKEN AND BECOME VARIABLE IN DIRECTION. ADDITIONALLY, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE CONSIDERABLY BY 7 PM.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.  
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 3 10 28 27 20 17 24 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............55 60 67 71 74 76 78 79 79 80  
RH..............64 60 49 46 43 39 36 35 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..160 170 180 190 200 200 200 190 190 180  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 13 10 9 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 4.8 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.170 180 190 200 210 210 200 200 190 190  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 14 12 7 5 5 3 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..6 7 6 56 41 31 34 27 26 24  
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.  
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 20 19 21 12 11 10 3 3 4 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............77 74 70 65 63 61 59 58 57 57 55 55  
RH..............36 41 48 56 58 62 67 69 72 72 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..170 160 160 160 170 170 170 180 000 000 000 000  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.170 160 160 170 170 170 170 200 190 190 210 210  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5  
DISPERSION IDX..19 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.  
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 6 17 10 3 4 6 7 7 7 7 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............55 54 59 66 73 77 79 80 82 83 83 82  
RH..............78 82 70 57 46 40 37 35 32 30 30 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 000 000 150 140 110 100 110 120 120 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.3 4.6 5.8 6.7 7.5 7.8 7.2 5.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 220 300 020 040 070 090 100 130 140 130  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 2 2 2 20 25 28 31 42 40 30  
LVORI...........4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...CRAMER  
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609830.1/HUN  
.DELDT 04/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV,GARY.C.MOORE@USDA.GOV,JESSE.FREEMAN-ERBIN@USDA.GOV  
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