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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 11...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
708 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 CDT ON MARCH 18.

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

.DISCUSSION...

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 WEST OF I-65. RAIN CHANCES
WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN SWITCHING
TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     66     73     79     83     84
RH..............93     84     61     47     37     33
20 FT WIND......NE 0   SE 1   S 2    S 6    S 6    S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    1700   3700   5500   6700   6700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5    SW 8   SW 10  SW 12  SW 14  S 14
DISPERSION......2      4      46     72     101    100

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     74     68     64     62     59
RH..............35     49     64     70     77     84
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 3    S 2    S 1    SE 1   NE 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   2200   600    600    600    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14   S 12   S 10   S 10   S 8    S 5
DISPERSION......75     32     8      5      4      2

.MONDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     58     71     79     82     84
RH..............88     93     63     47     39     34
20 FT WIND......NE 0   E 1    SE 3   SE 7   SE 9   S 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....100    600    2200   5100   7100   7400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 3   SE 8   S 15   S 20   S 22   S 21
DISPERSION......2      4      10     60     104    100

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FORECASTER...TGOGGINS
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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