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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE TANK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
400 PM CST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1551 CST ON MARCH 03.

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

.DISCUSSION...

MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH ALABAMA
LATE SATURDAY.  DRY WEATHER BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PREVAIL
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.  ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-1700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 22
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....16 INCREASING TO 40.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     53     49     47     46
RH..............32     39     49     58     65     68
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 7    E 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   1700   700    1500   1700   1600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 26  SE 18  SE 17  SE 25  SE 24  SE 21
DISPERSION......18     12     15     28     27     23

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....32.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............45     50     56     59     59     59
RH..............73     65     57     56     56     56
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 9    E 12   E 12   E 10   E 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   1600   1700   1900   1800   1600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20  SE 21  SE 20  SE 18  SE 20  SE 18
DISPERSION......33     35     35     35     36     31

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FORECASTER...PENCE
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110303.LITTL.02/BMX