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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
550 PM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1743 CDT ON OCTOBER 10.

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

.DISCUSSION...

HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WINDS WILL ALSO SUBSIDE TO NEAR CALM OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY DRY THROUGH MONDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON FOR
MONDAY...WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS
ONLY MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MID WEEK. 20
FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH EACH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....18 DECREASING TO 2.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     67     55     50     48     47
RH..............33     54     77     86     89     89
20 FT WIND......N 1    NE 0   NE 0   NE 0   NE 0   E 0
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   BLW100 300    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   N 2    NE 2   E 2    E 2    SE 2
DISPERSION......18     1      1      1      1      1

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900-7100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7900-9500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 65 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 73
                    DECREASING TO 48 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     50     68     83     87     88
RH..............89     86     54     28     21     21
20 FT WIND......NE 0   E 1    S 2    SW 5   SW 6   SW 5
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1800   5900   7900   9200   8900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2   S 3    SW 7   W 8    W 8    SW 8
DISPERSION......0      8      45     66     73     71

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FORECASTER...LAWS
REQUESTED BY...MARY HUMPHRIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101010.ROCKF.01/BMX