015  
FNUS74 KHUN 231042  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INMAN CREEK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
542 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ALTHOUGH NO RAIN IS FORECAST TODAY, CHANCES WILL RETURN ON  
FRIDAY. WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING,  
HOWEVER. MOISTURE WILL THEREFORE INCREASE THROUGH LATE WEEK, WITH  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT THE BURN SITE AROUND 33% TODAY  
AND 43% ON FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO TOP OUT AT  
AROUND 7800 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 6000 FEET FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, SOUTHERLY TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH  
TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO BE MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1 THROUGH LATE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 3 3 24 16 17 23 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............65 72 76 78 80 80 81 82 83  
RH..............75 62 50 43 38 38 35 33 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..210 200 190 190 190 190 180 180 200  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 6 6 6 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.6 4.9 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.6 7.4 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 210 190 190 190 190 190 190 190  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 14 16 16 15 15 15 14  
DISPERSION IDX..4 5 85 128 137 125 119 131 103  
LVORI...........6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 6 THROUGH EARLY MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........30 10 2 3 2 3 7 7 6 3 4 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............81 76 71 68 66 65 63 62 62 60 59 58  
RH..............34 43 53 59 63 65 67 72 72 81 87 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 170 160 150 150 160 170 180 190 190 180 180  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 180 180 170 170 180 180 190 200 190 200 190  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 12  
DISPERSION IDX..39 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.  
LVORI...............6 DECREASING TO 1 THROUGH LATE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........12 20 20 23 26 32 38 44 49 55 60 62  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TEMP............57 59 61 66 72 75 77 79 80 81 81 80  
RH..............93 93 90 77 64 56 51 48 46 45 46 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 190 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 210 210  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST. 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.2 2.1 2.9 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 200 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 210 210  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 15 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 14  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 7 8 8 79 87 90 96 66 63 50  
LVORI...........6 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...AMIOT  
REQUESTED BY...CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611407.0/HUN  
.DELDT 04/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV,GARY.C.MOORE@USDA.GOV  
 
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