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SPOT FORECAST FOR GUNTHERTOWN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
807 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOISTURE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AS THE WINDS TURN BREEZY FROM THE SOUTH. LOOK FOR ONLY SPOTTY
CHANCES OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR AREAS WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65. NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING DRIER...COOLER AIR THE REGION ON
SUNDAY AND THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     62     65     65     64
RH..............73     60     55     55     57
20 FT WIND......SE 7   S 9    S 10   S 10   S 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   5000   6700   6300   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21   S 23   S 22   S 20   S 20
DISPERSION......28     70     75     66     48

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                                   S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............63     59     56     55     55     54
RH..............60     72     82     84     84     83
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 10   S 10   S 10   S 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3100   3100   1300   900    800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21   S 29   S 29   S 20   S 17   S 15
DISPERSION......39     70     70     18     15     13

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     55     59     64     65     64
RH..............86     83     78     71     70     71
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 10   S 10   S 8    S 7    S 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).70     70     70     70     70     70
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1400   2700   3900   3400   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14   S 20   S 24   S 23   SE 9   E 7
DISPERSION......12     22     32     63     23     15

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FORECASTER...LAWS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.GUNTH.01/BMX