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Spot Forecast for Inman Creek...USFS
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
542 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Although no rain is forecast today, chances will return on
Friday. Wetting rains are not anticipated until Friday evening,
however. Moisture will therefore increase through late week, with
minimum relative humidity values at the burn site around 33% today
and 43% on Friday. Mixing heights are forecast to top out at
around 7800 feet this afternoon and around 6000 feet Friday
afternoon. In addition, southerly transport winds around 15 mph
today are expected to shift to be more southwesterly on Friday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 6 mph late in
                    the morning.
Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 16 mph.
LVORI...............6 decreasing to 1 through late morning.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2   1   3   3   24  16  17  23  16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............65  72  76  78  80  80  81  82  83
RH..............75  62  50  43  38  38  35  33  32
20 FT WIND DIR..210 200 190 190 190 190 180 180 200
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   5   6   6   6   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.9   12  13  14  15  15  15  15  13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 2.6 4.9 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.6 7.4 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 210 190 190 190 190 190 190 190
TRANSP WIND SPD.9   10  14  16  16  15  15  15  14
DISPERSION IDX..4   5   85  128 137 125 119 131 103
LVORI...........6   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 13 mph.
LVORI...............1 increasing to 6 through early morning.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30  10  2   3   2   3   7   7   6   3   4   5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  76  71  68  66  65  63  62  62  60  59  58
RH..............34  43  53  59  63  65  67  72  72  81  87  90
20 FT WIND DIR..190 170 160 150 150 160 170 180 190 190 180 180
20 FT WIND SPD..3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 180 180 170 170 180 180 190 200 190 200 190
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  10  10  10  10  12  13  13  13  13  13  12
DISPERSION IDX..39  5   4   4   4   5   6   6   6   6   6   5
LVORI...........1   2   2   2   3   3   3   4   4   4   6   6

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 17 mph.
LVORI...............6 decreasing to 1 through late morning.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12  20  20  23  26  32  38  44  49  55  60  62
WEATHER COV.....                            CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............57  59  61  66  72  75  77  79  80  81  81  80
RH..............93  93  90  77  64  56  51  48  46  45  46  48
20 FT WIND DIR..180 180 190 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 210 210
20 FT WIND SPD..2   2   3   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.        15  16  16  16  17  17  17  17  16  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.2 2.1 2.9 3.8 4.6 5.2 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 200 200 200 200 210 210 210 210 210 210
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  10  15  17  17  17  16  15  15  15  15  14
DISPERSION IDX..5   5   7   8   8   79  87  90  96  66  63  50
LVORI...........6   5   5   5   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

$$
Forecaster...Amiot
Requested by...Clark
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611407.0/HUN
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kerry.clark@usda.gov,gary.c.moore@usda.gov