833  
FNUS74 KHUN 221317  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BONEYARD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
817 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. AT IGNITION TIME, MIXING HEIGHTS ARE  
FORECAST TO BE AROUND 500FT WITH TRANSPORT WINDS FROM THE NORTH-  
NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH, INCREASING TO BETWEEN 10 ADN 15 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD RISE TO ABOVE 2000FT BY NOON WITH  
TRANSPORT WINDS REMAINING FROM THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 10  
MPH. MIN RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 20% THIS  
AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND  
IGNITION TIME AND INCREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE NNE DURING THE  
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE 20 FOOT WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE DAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............63 68 72 73 76 78 79 76  
RH..............56 45 35 28 23 21 20 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..010 020 020 020 020 020 010 010  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.5 2.6 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.3 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 020 030 030 020 010 010 010  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 9 10 12 12 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 16 31 42 50 57 56 23  
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 3 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............70 63 60 58 56 55 53 52 53 51 48 47  
RH..............29 35 40 45 49 54 57 89 86 89 96 95  
20 FT WIND DIR..010 000 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 020 000  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 000 010 010 010 020 020 020 020 030 030 030  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..5 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............46 45 49 55 62 67 70 73 74 74 75 74  
RH..............97 99 100 84 62 52 46 42 40 36 35 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 010 020 060 070 090 110 120 120 110 110 000  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.030 020 040 060 080 080 070 070 070 070 070 070  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 3 3 19 21 24 30 25 25 12  
LVORI...........8 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...WEBER  
REQUESTED BY...CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624303.0/HUN  
.DELDT 10/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV  
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