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SPOT FORECAST FOR PARKER GRANTLY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
439 PM CDT MON APR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1633 CDT ON APRIL 30.

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE FORSEEABLE
FUTURE...BUT NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PERIOD.

BE ADVISED FOR ALL INTERESTS THAT RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA WILL
CHANGE TO THE WARM SEASON CRITERIA BEGINNING TOMORROW...MAY
1ST...AND LAST THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST. AS A REMINDER...THE CRITERIA
DURING THE WARM SEASON IS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 PERCENT OR
LESS WITH 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE
HOURS. IN ADDITION...KBDI VALUES OF 500 OR GREATER ARE REQUIRED AS
WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...FEEL FREE TO CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM FOR MORE INFORMATION.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............85     76     67     66     65     64
RH..............44     62     83     81     81     81
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 1   W 1    S 1    E 1    E 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      <5     <5     <5     <5     <5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............62     66     75     81     85     87
RH..............90     85     69     56     49     45
20 FT WIND......SE 2   S 2    SW 3   SW 5   SW 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10     5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....300    600    1500   4200   6500   7300
TRANSPORT WIND..160/5  190/6  240/5  200/3  180/3  200/6
DISPERSION......2      3      3      17     25     45

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FORECASTER...TGOGGINS
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120430.PARKE.01/BMX