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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 13 AND 14...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
343 PM CST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CST ON FEBRUARY 08.

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

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THESE WILL FEED INTO
THE AREA OF CONCERN THROUGH 6 PM...THEN THE GUSTS SHOULD SUBSIDE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 5 TO 8 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF OUR
MORE SHELTERED AREAS.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     50     47     43     42     38
RH..............47     56     60     67     68     80
20 FT WIND......NW 7   N 5    N 5    N 6    N 5    N 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   1300   300    600    500    300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 16   N 14   N 12   N 10   N 9    N 9
DISPERSION......69     23     4      5      4      4

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............37     42     48     53     59     55
RH..............83     70     56     46     37     44
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 5    N 6    N 5    N 3    N 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....400    1900   3700   5000   5300   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9    NE 9   NE 7   N 2    NW 1   W 3
DISPERSION......4      4      3      13     7      20

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FORECASTER...UNGER
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.COMPA.02/BMX