337  
FNUS74 KHUN 181317  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWN CREEK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
817 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CLEAR SKIES AND SSW TRANSPORT WINDS OF 12-17 MPH WILL SUPPORT  
GOOD BURNING CONDITIONS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON  
WILL BE LOW RH BETWEEN 25-30%. SHOULD DEW POINTS TREND SLIGHTLY  
DRIER, RH COULD DROP BRIEFLY BELOW 25% DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
SLIGHT MOISTURE RETURN TOMORROW WILL BRING DEW POINTS UP AND  
MITIGATE ANY RH CONCERNS WITH MIN RH WELL ABOVE 30%.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........69 68 56 56 47 44 46 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............43 47 50 52 56 58 58 59  
RH..............45 38 36 33 30 29 30 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 200 200 200 210 210 210 210  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 16 15 15 15 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 200 200 210 220 220 220 220  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15  
DISPERSION IDX..8 27 34 36 50 57 63 52  
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 11 3 2 7 20 29 24 35 45 44 64  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............57 54 50 46 45 44 43 43 42 42 42 41  
RH..............38 45 52 60 60 62 65 67 67 70 74 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..200 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 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.210 190 180 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 200 210  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..24 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 49 59 55 50 44 37 31 32 33 34 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............41 40 42 48 54 59 63 66 69 70 70 69  
RH..............77 78 75 67 59 54 51 48 45 43 43 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 200 210 210 210 220 220 220 220 220 220  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.6 3.4 4.4 5.0 5.0 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.210 200 210 220 220 230 240 240 240 250 250 240  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 15  
DISPERSION IDX..6 6 6 6 10 35 51 65 89 108 108 71  
LVORI...........4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...DARISH  
REQUESTED BY...CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606286.0/HUN  
.DELDT 03/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV  
 
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