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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDMINE D...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
731 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 21.

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

.DISCUSSION...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH CENTRAL
ALABAMA TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO FAR
EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA THURSDAY MORNING. WITH INCREASED SOUTHERLY
FLOW AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...A LOW STRATUS
CLOUD DECK IS POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH CEILINGS
LIFTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. FOG APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS
TIME DUE TO THE INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS. RAIN COVERAGE WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN.
AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS 14-17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     71     77     80     81
RH..............72     58     47     41     38
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 8    SE 8   SE 8   SE 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   3500   6000   6800   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 18  SE 23  SE 25  SE 24  SE 22
DISPERSION......12     31     84     83     95

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     70     64     62     60     60
RH..............41     63     80     86     93     96
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 5    E 3    E 2    E 2    E 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4100   2300   700    1000   1100   800
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 23  SE 21  SE 16  SE 16  SE 15  SE 14
DISPERSION......113    60     16     7      7      6

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............59     63     70     73     75     75
RH..............100    89     73     64     60     60
20 FT WIND......E 2    E 3    E 7    SE 7   SE 7   SE 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....600    900    2100   5500   6500   4700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 14  SE 14  SE 16  S 20   S 20   S 16
DISPERSION......6      9      22     62     67     48

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FORECASTER...BRITTON
REQUESTED BY...JSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.GOLDM.01/BMX