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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOBE PILES...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
205 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

ACROSS TALLAPOOSA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...STRONG WINDS
FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
UP TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM DOES NOT
FORECAST LAVORI SMOKE DISPERSION VALUES IN FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE.

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.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............72     70     67     65     64     64
RH..............73     78     81     81     81     78
20 FT WIND......S 15   SW 14  SW 13  SW 12  SW 12  SW 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).70     70     70     70     70     70
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   2400   2000   1500   1500   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 35  SW 36  SW 32  SW 26  SW 24  SW 23
DISPERSION......74     75     63     30     27     26

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     60     60     60     60     60
RH..............81     83     61     42     40     38
20 FT WIND......SW 9   W 9    W 9    W 9    NW 12  NW 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2300   2800   2900   2800   3300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22  W 21   W 22   NW 23  NW 22  NW 23
DISPERSION......24     28     29     54     50     58

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FORECASTER...GGOGGINS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN FRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120224.HOBEP.01/BMX