368  
FNUS74 KHUN 232302  
FWSHUN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LYNX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
602 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON OCTOBER  
23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THE COMBINATION OF MODERATELY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND  
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SUSTAIN A DRY AIRMASS ACROSS  
NORTHERN AL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, WITH NO RISK FOR PRECIPITATION  
IN THE VICINITY OF THE WILDFIRE SITE. CLEAR SKIES WILL EXIST FOR  
MUCH OF THE PERIOD, ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RADIATIVELY COOL INTO  
THE UPPER 40S TONIGHT BEFORE WARMING INTO THE MID 70S ONCE AGAIN  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH NON-ZERO, THE RISK FOR NOCTURNAL FOG  
FORMATION IS VERY LOW. MINRH VALUES TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL ONCE  
AGAIN FALL INTO THE 30-35% RANGE, WITH GENERALLY GOOD SMOKE PLUME  
DISPERSION TO THE WEST AS A RESULT OF MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 5000  
FT AND EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS OF 5-10 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............69 64 58 55 54 54 53 52 52 51 50 50  
RH..............41 48 60 69 71 71 74 77 80 80 80 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..050 060 080 090 090 110 120 130 140 150 150 150  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 8 9 10 12 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 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.060 070 080 090 110 120 130 130 160 150 150 150  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 12 12 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..5 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
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  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO  
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 0 9 5 0 1 8 12 13 11 14 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............49 49 51 56 63 66 69 71 72 72 73 72  
RH..............82 82 81 71 52 45 40 37 33 33 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..150 150 150 150 150 150 150 140 120 100 080 080  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 13 10 9 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.9 4.0 4.6 5.0 4.9 2.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.160 140 160 160 160 160 140 120 100 090 080 090  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 10 13 13 9 7 7 6 6 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..5 4 5 6 6 26 25 33 31 33 39 25  
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2  
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  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........13 13 8 19 20 28 16 6 1 0 18 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............68 63 57 55 54 53 52 51 50 50 48 48  
RH..............41 50 72 77 80 83 86 86 89 86 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..090 090 110 000 000 000 000 120 120 120 120 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 100 120 120 120 130 130 130 130 130 130  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..5 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
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  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............48 47 49 54 61 65 69 70 72 73 72 70  
RH..............87 88 100 89 70 60 53 48 44 42 42 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..110 110 110 110 110 110 100 090 090 080 070 070  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.4 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.1 4.8 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.130 120 120 120 120 110 100 090 090 080 070 070  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 8  
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 4 4 5 35 42 44 51 54 52 34  
LVORI...........6 6 6 6 2 2 2 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...DIXON  
REQUESTED BY...AICC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2624459.0/HUN  
.DELDT 10/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALAIC@FIRENET.GOV  
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