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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE ROAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
648 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 17.

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

.DISCUSSION...

BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH SLOWLY OVERALL DRYING CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHTER AND
SLIGHTLY MORE VARIABLE WINDS WILL BE NOTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN DECENT BOTH TODAY AND
TOMORROW FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     56     63     65     66
RH..............96     64     48     45     42
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 12  NW 13  NW 14  NW 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   5400   6300   6900   7300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14  N 20   NW 21  NW 20  NW 18
DISPERSION......19     26     70     68     65

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     55     48     45     44     43
RH..............44     61     86     96     96     96
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 7   NW 2   NW 1   NW 1   W 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....6900   4200   500    BLW100 200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 14  NW 7   W 3    W 3    W 3
DISPERSION......81     69     4      2      2      2

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     45     57     67     71     72
RH..............96     96     67     47     41     39
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 2    NW 5   W 6    W 7    W 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....300    2100   5000   6000   6500   6600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3   NW 8   W 14   W 13   W 12   W 13
DISPERSION......2      4      6      84     53     59

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FORECASTER...KEISER
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.RIDGE.01/BMX