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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
722 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW. RH VALUES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT TODAY WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OUT OF THE
WEST AT 5-12 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL RESULT
IN RH VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST
CENTRAL ALABAMA. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE
DURATION OF THE LOW RH VALUES AND THE EXTENT OF THE AREA WHICH
WILL REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA. WITH 20 FT WINDS ABOVE 10 MPH...
A RED FLAG WARNING MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA EACH DAY.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     72     79     83     84
RH..............90     65     49     40     39
20 FT WIND......NW 2   SW 2   W 3    W 7    W 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   5200   6500   7200   7300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5    NW 12  NW 13  NW 10  W 9
DISPERSION......2      5      90     79     44

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     71     67     64     62     60
RH..............49     65     75     81     77     72
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 3    NW 2   W 2    NW 5   NE 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....5900   3200   300    BLW100 600    1400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12   W 9    W 3    W 2    W 12   N 24
DISPERSION......76     36     1      1      5      16

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     59     67     71     73     74
RH..............66     62     47     40     35     33
20 FT WIND......N 7    N 7    N 10   N 12   N 12   N 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....500    1600   4600   5900   6500   6300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17   N 15   N 21   N 21   NW 21  NW 22
DISPERSION......12     10     28     68     71     73

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.ROCKH.01/BMX