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SPOT FORECAST FOR GENE HILL   CAPSEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
434 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.

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

.DISCUSSION...

BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT...DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN RH
VALUES IN THE MID 30S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM...MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING A
LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     45     42     40     37     35
RH..............48     56     62     67     72     78
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 3    NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   1100   500    500    400    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12  N 10   N 10   NE 10  NE 8   NE 6
DISPERSION......35     15     6      5      4      3

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     53     63     68     66
RH..............82     67     46     36     33     37
20 FT WIND......NE 2   E 3    SE 6   SE 6   S 6    S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    500    1200   2400   3700   3600
TRANSPORT WIND..E 5    E 8    SE 10  S 10   S 12   S 13
DISPERSION......2      4      5      31     51     33

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FORECASTER...KEISER
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.GENEH.01/BMX