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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL HOUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
824 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01.

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

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A FRONT
STALLS TO OUR NORTH. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA. AT THIS TIME...WE
EXPECT THAT ACTIVITY TO MISS THE SPOT LOCATION BUT ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....NONE   CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     71     74     78     77
RH..............78     71     63     54     55
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7   SW 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     40     40     40     40
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2300   2900   3200   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12  SW 14  W 16   W 14   SW 10
DISPERSION......8      29     38     34     36

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............75     70     66     64     63     62
RH..............62     73     86     92     95     95
20 FT WIND......SW 3   S 1    E 1    SE 2   SE 3   SW 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   1400   700    500    500    700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   S 7    S 8    S 10   S 10   SW 8
DISPERSION......23     12     7      5      5      4

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     65     72     77     79     80
RH..............99     90     74     62     58     54
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 3   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7   SW 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....500    1700   3900   3800   4600   6300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6   SW 9   SW 16  SW 13  SW 14  SW 18
DISPERSION......3      4      7      46     55     84

$$
FORECASTER...GARRISON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.SCHOO.01/BMX