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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
742 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
WILL BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA. COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE
FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP
DOWN TO CRITICAL LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND FIRE WEATHER
WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THAT TIME.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     70     74     76     76
RH..............90     75     66     60     60
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 13   S 16   S 16   S 14
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1200   1500   1800   2200   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20  SW 24  SW 26  S 29   S 31
DISPERSION......18     27     48     58     65

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............72     62     55     51     49     48
RH..............68     97     100    100    100    97
20 FT WIND......S 12   S 10   SW 10  W 9    W 8    W 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).40     40     40     40     40     40
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   1500   2200   3600   3000   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 31   SW 30  SW 30  W 29   NW 24  N 22
DISPERSION......60     49     60     39     32     29

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     51     53     53     53     53
RH..............70     52     45     45     42     39
20 FT WIND......W 7    NW 9   NW 12  NW 12  NW 13  NW 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3300   3500   4400   5800   6700   6800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22  NW 20  NW 20  NW 23  NW 25  NW 25
DISPERSION......15     26     26     75     87     87

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FORECASTER...WESTLAND
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120223.RIDDL.01/BMX