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SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY GROVE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
314 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE MOISTURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS EXPECTED
TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF OVER MUCH OF THE AREA UNTIL AFTER
SUNSET...HOWEVER...A FEW SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THIS AREA BY 5 PM.
OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AT AROUND 10 TO
20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING WITH
CLOUDY SKIES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15
                    TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....72 DECREASING TO 11.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     62     59     57     53     49
RH..............66     71     78     81     87     93
20 FT WIND......SW 12  SW 8   SW 7   W 7    NW 7   N 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     40     40     40     40     40
MIX HGT (FT)....3600   1900   1400   1900   2000   2000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28  SW 25  SW 20  W 15   NW 15  N 16
DISPERSION......72     48     31     17     20     22

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     50     55     58     58     57
RH..............97     73     51     41     41     43
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    N 7    N 7    N 6    N 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2100   2200   2700   3500   3800   3400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   N 13   N 12   NW 13  NW 12  NW 12
DISPERSION......7      8      8      54     53     48

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FORECASTER...AARON
REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110221.HICKO.01/BMX