853  
FNUS74 KHUN 231422  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LYNX FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
922 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SURFACE AND 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE ENTIRE  
FORECAST PERIOD, SWINGING BETWEEN FROM THE NE AND SE. THE BIGGEST  
CONCERN WILL BE RH DROPPING EACH AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL BE  
LOWEST THIS AFTERNOON, FALLING TO NEAR 30%. THERE IS A MEDIUM  
CHANCE RH COULD FALL LOWER, CLOSER TO 25% AS DRIER AS HAS THE  
POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SHOULD WE START TO OBSERVE  
LOWER DEW POINTS, WE WILL RE SEND AN UPDATED SPOT FORECAST  
REFLECTING THE ADJUSTED FORECAST.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............61 65 68 72 73 73 74 73  
RH..............60 50 44 37 34 34 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..050 060 060 060 060 060 070 070  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 7 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.6 2.4 3.2 3.9 4.1 4.2 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.070 070 060 070 070 060 060 060  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
DISPERSION IDX..3 12 17 23 33 34 34 18  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO  
12 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 5 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 9 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............69 63 57 55 54 53 53 52 51 50 50 49  
RH..............40 50 72 77 80 83 83 83 86 86 84 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..060 060 080 090 110 120 120 140 150 150 150 150  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 12 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 080 090 090 110 120 140 160 140 150 150  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 12  
DISPERSION IDX..4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 4 9 4 4 13 4 3 2 3 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............49 48 50 56 62 65 68 70 71 71 72 71  
RH..............83 82 84 72 58 52 47 41 39 39 38 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..150 140 140 140 140 140 140 130 110 100 090 090  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.7 3.4 4.1 4.4 4.7 5.0 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.140 140 140 160 150 150 140 120 100 100 090 100  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 12 9 8 7 7 7 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 5 5 5 31 33 34 36 38 40 18  
LVORI...........5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...DARISH  
REQUESTED BY...CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2624289.1/HUN  
.DELDT 10/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARY.C.MOORE@USDA.GOV,KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV,ALAIC@FIRENET.GOV  
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