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SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP MAC SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
349 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 09.

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

.DISCUSSION...

A VERY DRY AIR MASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. A FEW
LOCATIONS MAINLY EAST OF I-65 AND NORTH OF I-85 HAVE DROPPED AT OR
BELOW 20 PERCENT RH WITH SPOTTY LOCATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA
BELOW 25 PERCENT RH. RH VALUES SHOULD IMPROVE TO ABOVE 25 PERCENT
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. HOWEVER...HELD OFF ON ISSUING A RED
FLAG WARNING DUE TO THE TIME FRAME OF RH VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT NOT
BEING LONG ENOUGH TO REACH CRITERIA. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM
THE NORTHWEST ABOVE 5 KTS UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. AFTER 9 PM....WINDS WILL BE
ALMOST CALM UNTIL MID-MORNING TOMORROW.

THE FORECAST WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGHOUT THE WORK WEEK BUT RH VALUES
ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH
COOLER AIR MOVING IN WITH FROST POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     63     56     53     51     50
RH..............31     47     66     72     76     81
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 3   N 2    N 2    N 2    NE 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      <5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   2300   300    100    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..320/13 320/10 330/5  310/2  310/3  340/5
DISPERSION......63     31     2      1      2      2

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     53     66     72     75     76
RH..............82     70     46     37     36     30
20 FT WIND......NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NW 7   W 9    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1300   4300   5900   7100   7500
TRANSPORT WIND..030/3  020/5  330/7  270/12 260/16 260/17
DISPERSION......2      2      3      76     77     84

$$
FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.CAMPM.02/BMX