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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE RD  A   CHEAHA WATERSHED...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
653 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 24.

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

.DISCUSSION...

WARMER CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE. THE AREA WILL FALL
INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S FOR RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH. REALLY LOOKING AT A LACK OF ANY APPRECIABLE RAINFALL
OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS...SO SOIL MOISTURE WILL QUICKLY
DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH THE DRIER SOIL
MOISTURE...FOG POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     53     62     68     70
RH..............65     51     39     31     30
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 10   W 13   W 14   W 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     25     25
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   7000   7900   7800   6800
TRANSPORT WIND..260/13 300/25 310/24 300/21 290/18
DISPERSION......6      34     87     74     64

.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............66     58     51     50     50     50
RH..............37     52     77     78     78     79
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 5    W 1    SW 1   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     <5     <5     5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3200   700    300    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND..260/15 250/10 220/8  220/8  220/8  210/8
DISPERSION......49     10     3      4      4      4

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     55     64     71     77     80
RH..............86     81     66     53     44     39
20 FT WIND......SW 1   W 2    W 7    W 9    W 10   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.<5     5      10     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    700    1900   3700   5000   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..210/9  220/13 250/18 250/21 250/22 240/23
DISPERSION......4      6      12     74     90     94

$$
FORECASTER...JAARON
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.RIDGE.01/BMX