272  
FNUS74 KHUN 250854  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PAYNE DEMO...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
254 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WITH TRANSPORT WINDS ELEVATE YET UNDER 20 MPH AND DEW POINTS  
RISING THROUGH THE DAY, THE IMPACTFUL FEATURE TODAY WILL BE MIXING  
HEIGHTS. MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN THROUGH THE  
DAY KEEPING MIXING HEIGHTS BELOW 3KFT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL  
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH 2 PM MAXING OUT AROUND 1700-2000 FT.  
AFTER 2 PM MIXING HEIGHT WILL STEADILY FALL AND REMAIN BELOW 1KFT  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS  
EVENING WITH HIGH (80%) RAIN CHANCES IN PLACE BY SUNRISE THURSDAY.  
WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS ARE FORECAST FROM RAINFALL ON THURSDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 83 85 89 90 92 94 85  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............52 55 58 60 61 60 62 60  
RH..............77 72 69 65 64 68 66 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 220 210 210 200 190 190  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 7 7 6 6 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 18 17 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 230 220 220 210 210 200 200  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 18 16 17 14 13 12  
DISPERSION IDX..14 34 32 27 31 20 16 9  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........90 85 87 83 81 81 83 85 93 90 92 90  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TEMP............60 59 58 58 57 57 58 57 56 56 56 54  
RH..............76 78 80 80 83 90 87 90 93 97 97 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 190 190 200 200 200 200 210 210 210 210  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.180 200 200 200 200 210 210 220 220 220 220 220  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 15 16 15 17 16 16 15 15 14  
DISPERSION IDX..2 1 2 13 15 14 12 11 11 10 10 9  
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8  
CWR.............30 30 40 30 30 30 30 40 50 50 50 50  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 90 91 91 90 89 88 88 88 88 87 87  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TEMP............56 55 57 59 61 63 65 66 66 66 65 63  
RH..............100 100 100 96 92 86 82 79 78 77 79 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..210 220 230 230 230 240 240 250 260 260 290 340  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 230 230 240 250 260 260 270 270 290 340  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..9 9 9 9 8 17 16 16 15 13 15 10  
LVORI...........8 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4  
CWR.............80 80 80 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90  
 

 
FORECASTER...DARISH  
REQUESTED BY...CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603829.0/HUN  
.DELDT 02/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARY.C.MOORE@USDA.GOV,KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV  
 
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