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SPOT FORECAST FOR C136 PBURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
903 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CDT ON MARCH 18.

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

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A SCATTERED CU
FIELD THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A
SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TODAY.

RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF
NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER PATTERN HERE
IN THE SOUTHEAST. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...AND
POSSIBLY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM.
SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-25
MPH OR HIGHER...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS IN THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES
WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     74     80     83     84
RH..............96     67     47     38     34
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 3   S 5    S 6    S 6
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   3800   5600   6800   6800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6   SW 10  SW 14  SW 15  SW 14
DISPERSION......3      48     88     105    102

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     71     67     65     62     59
RH..............37     57     67     73     80     86
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 2    S 2    S 1    SE 1   NE 0
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   2600   400    400    600    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 9    S 5    S 8    S 8    S 3
DISPERSION......75     30     2      4      4      2

.MONDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     59     72     81     84     86
RH..............90     94     66     48     40     36
20 FT WIND......NE 0   NE 1   E 3    SE 6   SE 8   SE 8
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1100   3600   5900   7200   7400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3   SE 8   S 17   S 18   S 18   S 18
DISPERSION......2      4      8      121    89     89

$$
FORECASTER...BRITTON
REQUESTED BY...PAM RICHEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120318.C136P.01/BMX