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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 134...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
733 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 08.

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

.DISCUSSION...

INCREASING RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THE WETTING
RAINS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE AFTERNOON. CANNOT RULE OUT AN
ISOLATED SPRINKLE OR TWO AFTER 4 PM...BUT ACCUMULATING RAINS
SHOULD MOVE IN BY 6 PM. ONCE IN THE AREA RAIN SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
INTO THE FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE WE MAY SEE
BETWEEN ONE-HALF AND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN
THE BURN AREA.

COULD SEE A TEMPORARY DRY DAY ON SATURDAY...BUT THAT MAY BE
THE ONLY DAY OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. BEST CHANCES WILL BE
TONIGHT. WITH THE LOWER CEILINGS...DISPERSIONS INDICIES FALL
EACH DAY. THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG IN THE FAR
SOUTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE INCREASE OF MOISTURE.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     72     76     77     73
RH..............70     64     60     58     68
20 FT WIND......SE 8   S 9    S 9    S 9    S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....1500   4200   6300   6800   5800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20   S 21   S 20   SW 20  SW 21
DISPERSION......22     59     66     68     68

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     70     68     66     64     62
RH..............73     73     78     83     86     89
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    S 2    SW 2   W 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).70     70     70     70     70     70
MIX HGT (FT)....4900   2200   900    1300   1500   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 21  SW 17  SW 14  W 12   N 14   N 16
DISPERSION......63     35     17     13     15     18

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FORECASTER...JAARON
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.COMPA.02/BMX