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FNUS74 KHUN 191041  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEDOM HILLS WEAT...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
541 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MARCH 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AT AND AROUND THE BURN AREA THROUGH  
FRIDAY. UNDER GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS  
AFTERNOON SHOULD WARM TO AROUND 71 DEGREES, WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON  
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 45 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL  
BECOME SW 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS OF 4600 FT AGL  
AND SW TRANSPORT WINDS OF 10-13 MPH, BECOMING WEST 9-10 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION RATES.  
TONIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH. LOW TEMPERATURES  
SHOULD COOL TO AROUND 51 DEGREES, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISING  
TO AROUND 88 PERCENT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9  
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 44 42 32 23 13 11 15 15 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............47 51 56 60 63 66 69 69 69 70  
RH..............65 63 59 55 54 50 46 46 46 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..200 210 220 230 230 230 240 240 240 240  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.6 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.200 220 210 230 240 250 260 260 260 260  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 13 12 10 10 9 9 10 9  
DISPERSION IDX..7 8 8 26 31 40 42 48 60 45  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO  
10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........18 10 4 4 4 2 2 6 12 8 20 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............69 65 64 59 58 56 55 55 54 53 52 53  
RH..............48 55 59 69 69 74 77 77 80 83 87 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..240 210 200 180 180 180 180 190 190 190 190 190  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 220 200 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..22 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5  
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 58 45 41 37 30 23 16 17 17 18 17  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............52 51 53 58 63 67 71 74 76 76 76 76  
RH..............87 88 82 76 70 63 57 52 50 49 50 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 190 190 190 200 210 210 210 220 220 220  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 200 210 210 220 220 230 240 240 240  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 15 17 18 20 21 22 22 21 17  
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 8 10 8 48 66 85 111 125 119 81  
LVORI...........5 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOYD  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606454.0/HUN  
.DELDT 03/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROBERT_VICK@NPS.GOV  
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