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SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN MTN LONGLEAF...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1019 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 09.

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

.DISCUSSION...

PREVAILING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP INCREASE MOISTURE ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. MUCH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
AND INTO FRIDAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS IN. RAIN
CHANCES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS A STORM
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN SATURDAY
BUT ONLY BRIEFLY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN LATE SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     71     73     73
RH..............49     38     36     37
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 9    S 10   S 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   4600   5300   4600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13  S 14   S 20   S 22
DISPERSION......52     55     83     87

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                            SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     62     57     57     57     57
RH..............41     61     76     76     76     77
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....3800   2500   2000   1600   1600   1900
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21   S 22   S 24   S 25   S 24   S 23
DISPERSION......95     48     46     28     27     26

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD CHANCE               CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     59     66     72     74     74
RH..............78     81     70     58     53     51
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 10   S 12   SW 12  SW 13  SW 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   1800   2600   4000   5000   5200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 23   S 23   SW 25  S 29   SW 31  SW 33
DISPERSION......26     26     34     79     95     104

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FORECASTER...LAWS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.HORNM.01/BMX