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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST MOTORWAY...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
727 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 21.

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

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH BRISK EASTERLY WINDS.
A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT
NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.  HEAVIER AND STEADIER
RAIN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHTNING/THUNDER IS EXPECTED
TOMORROW UNDER CLOUDY SKIES.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     70     73     75     75
RH..............76     67     62     58     60
20 FT WIND......NE 8   E 10   E 10   E 10   E 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   4400   5400   4500   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..E 24   E 26   E 28   E 25   E 22
DISPERSION......16     36     87     74     50

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............68     66     67     66     65     64
RH..............76     82     82     84     86     89
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 8    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   3000   1900   1700   1600   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 21   E 20   E 18   E 17   E 17   E 18
DISPERSION......51     47     34     19     19     21

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     64     69     73     77     78
RH..............93     92     82     73     64     62
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 8    E 9    E 9    E 7    E 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   1700   2800   3500   3200   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 18   E 18   E 20   E 18   E 18   E 18
DISPERSION......16     21     26     48     46     39

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FORECASTER...MCNEIL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.LOSTM.01/BMX