FNUS74 KBMX 151233
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLICK FORD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
733 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 15.

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

.DISCUSSION...

PATCHY DENSE FOG SHOULD BURN OFF BY NOON. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
HIGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.
HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED ACROSS THE AREA...SO WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY
LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT HIGH CLOUDS
MOVING IN SHOULD HELP INHIBIT DENSE FOG DEVELOPMENT LIKE WE SAW LAST NIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............67     74     79     80     80
RH..............75     62     52     47     47
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 6    SW 7   SW 7   SW 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   5300   9000   9600   9100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6   W 9    SW 10  SW 10  SW 9
DISPERSION......3      29     38     39     34

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............78     72     65     62     60     59
RH..............50     64     81     87     90     96
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 2    S 2    S 1    S 1    S 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....8700   5200   200    BLW100 300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8   W 6    NE 5   E 5    SE 5   S 5
DISPERSION......30     24     0      2      2      2

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............58     61     70     77     80     80
RH..............100    90     66     52     47     45
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    S 5    SW 7   SW 7   SW 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....300    200    700    4700   5700   3100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5    SW 5   SW 7   SW 10  SW 12  SW 9
DISPERSION......2      2      5      57     37     23

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FORECASTER...TGOGGINS
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.SLICK.01/BMX