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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDMINE A...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
356 PM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1620 CDT ON MARCH 15.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY STAGNANT AND WARM WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE REGION STAYS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
MID LEVEL RIDGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A VERY WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
LEAD TO A CONTINUATION OF LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW EACH DAY. LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE CONTENT WILL REMAIN HIGH ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AND
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WITH LIGHT OR CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT...AT
LEAST PATCHY FOG IS PROBABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LASTING UNTIL A
COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER SUNRISE EACH MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST
SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT MIXING IS EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WHICH WILL
ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR ALOFT TO MIX DOWN. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES RANGING FROM 35 TO 50 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED...BUT THIS IS
STILL WELL ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA.

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............77     69     64     62     61     60
RH..............48     67     81     82     83     84
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 1    SE 2   S 2    S 2    S 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....7200   5000   3000   1000   200    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5    SW 3   SE 5   S 3    S 3    SE 2
DISPERSION......39     2      2      2      2      1

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............59     62     69     75     79     80
RH..............89     82     67     55     47     43
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 2   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....300    200    1100   6200   8700   7200
TRANSPORT WIND..S 2    S 3    SW 6   SW 10  SW 13  W 12
DISPERSION......1      1      9      71     111    88

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FORECASTER...GRANTHAM
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.GOLDM.02/BMX