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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOUSTON...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
739 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.

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

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTHWEST BY 10AM. SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AS A WARM
FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED IN SOUTHERN PART OF
ALABAMA THIS MORNING... AND EXPECT AT LEAST A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIP FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. EXPECT A COLD
FRONT TO APPROACH NORTH ALABAMA WEDNESDAY... BRINGING WITH IT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     60     64     67     68
RH..............86     75     70     65     65
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 7   S 8    S 8    S 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     60     60     60     60
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   2900   4200   3600   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 14  S 14   S 15   S 15
DISPERSION......9      19     39     39     33

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............64     61     61     61     61     61
RH..............75     83     85     85     86     95
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 7    S 9    S 10   S 10   S 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).60     60     60     60     60     60
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   1400   1200   1200   1100   1100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15   S 14   S 15   S 17   S 16   S 15
DISPERSION......28     22     21     15     14     13

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............61     63     64     66     66     66
RH..............95     94     95     93     93     97
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 10   S 10   S 10   S 10   S 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).80     80     80     80     80     80
MIX HGT (FT)....1100   900    1400   2700   4300   4700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15   S 15   S 20   SW 28  SW 30  SW 29
DISPERSION......13     13     22     63     86     85

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FORECASTER...BRITTON
REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.HOUST.01/BMX