125  
FNUS74 KHUN 161232  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUECUT...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
632 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CST ON JANUARY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY SUNNY MUCH OF THE DAY. CLOUDS INCREASING LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND IGNITION TIME WILL BE BETWEEN 8  
AND 12 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS DEVELOPING THIS  
MORNING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. THESE GUSTS SHOULD INCREASE UP TO  
25 MPH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY.  
TRANSPORT WINDS AROUND 12 MPH NEAR IGNITION TIME WILL INCREASE TO  
AROUND 20 MPH AROUND NOON AND TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH LATER IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS BELOW 2000 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH  
10 AM BEFORE INCREASING ABOVE 2000 FEET TOWARDS NOON AND REACHING  
A MAXIMUM AROUND 3400 FEET AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD  
HOLD OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH CHANCES OF RAIN ARE  
EXPECTED THIS EVENING. IT MIGHT (10-30% CHANCE) MIX WITH SOME SNOW  
BRIEFLY AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE ENDING AROUND 4 AM.  
 
SUNNY SKIES AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 2000 FEET AROUND 9 AM AND  
REACH 5000 FEET AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY  
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH  
AFTER 9 AM.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS OF TO 25 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 23 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 9 23 15 17 13 19 22 29 45 47  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............29 34 36 41 45 48 51 52 53 53 50  
RH..............66 58 56 48 45 42 39 43 44 48 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 190 190 200 200 210 210 210 210 210  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 8 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.2 1.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.180 180 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 16 18 21 22 23 22 18 14  
DISPERSION IDX..5 6 6 11 48 62 72 78 73 38 11  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 16  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............6.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 75 80 85 80 64 60 49 51 46 38 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............48 47 46 46 44 42 42 40 38 37 34 33  
RH..............67 70 76 83 93 100 96 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..210 230 250 250 270 270 280 280 280 280 280 280  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 190 220 270 290 300 300 300 290 280  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 15 14 13 12 14 15 16 13 8  
DISPERSION IDX..10 10 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 7 6 4  
LVORI...........3 3 3 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9  
CWR.............30 60 50 50 40 30 30 20 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 60 50 50 40 30 30 20 0 0 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 13 14 14 16 17 19 25 32 38 47 55  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............33 31 34 38 41 43 44 46 46 46 44 42  
RH..............98 98 91 79 67 56 48 43 41 40 43 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..270 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 290 300  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 1SOONER,5 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 1.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.8 3.8 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.270 280 290 300 300 290 290 290 290 290 290 280  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 9 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..2 3 4 6 6 61 64 68 62 58 48 34  
LVORI...........8 8 8 3 3 3 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...WEBER  
REQUESTED BY...CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600323.0/HUN  
.DELDT 01/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KERRY.CLARK@USDA.GOV  
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