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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 131...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
825 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 CST ON FEBRUARY 16.

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

.DISCUSSION...

MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. A FEW
GUSTS THIS MORNING MAY REACH 26 TO 28 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT ON
SUNDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF
EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
COULD DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON MONDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     42     44     44     44     42
RH..............67     55     41     34     32     37
20 FT WIND......N 2    NW 12  NW 13  NW 15  NW 15  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5      20     25     25     25     20
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   8300   10400  10800  10500  9900
TRANSPORT WIND..330/20 320/24 310/26 310/29 310/29 320/28
DISPERSION......26     32     99     107    108    239

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     34     30     28     26     25
RH..............37     51     63     69     75     77
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 7   NW 3   NW 2   W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....9200   6900   3700   700    500    600
TRANSPORT WIND..320/26 320/25 330/18 320/10 330/8  340/7
DISPERSION......239    188    82     5      4      3

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     33     43     48     50     50
RH..............76     54     35     29     28     31
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 1    W 3    W 5    SW 5   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.<5     5      5      10     10     5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....600    2700   4400   4900   4700   3900
TRANSPORT WIND..010/5  310/5  280/6  260/8  240/7  230/7
DISPERSION......2      2      3      46     38     32

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