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SPOT FORECAST FOR POTTER MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
652 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18.

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

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE CALM IN MOST PLACES. IF NOT...WINDS
WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A GRADUAL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
OF PATCHY FOG THURSDAY MORNING...MAINLY AFFECTING VALLEYS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. FOG SHOULD LIFT WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS OF
SUNRISE.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. ISOLATED
RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. NO FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     65     67     67
RH..............66     50     45     43
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 6    W 7    W 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   6000   5900   5800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12   W 12   W 9    W 8
DISPERSION......5      77     41     35

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     58     51     48     49     48
RH..............45     66     90     98     94     94
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 3   NW 1   N 0    NE 0   NE 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   3300   400    100    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7    W 5    W 1    NE 1   E 2    SE 3
DISPERSION......43     19     1      1      1      2

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     52     63     74     79     81
RH..............94     90     68     46     38     35
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 1    SE 1   SW 2   W 5    W 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1600   4600   5400   5900   6200
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 1   SE 2   SW 5   W 5    W 5    W 3
DISPERSION......1      1      2      28     30     24

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.POTTE.01/BMX