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SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 131...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
732 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CST ON FEBRUARY 28.

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

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE STRONG TODAY OUT OF THE NW AT AROUND
20-25 MPH TODAY. SATURDAY PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE AROUND
30-40 PERCENT IN BIBB COUNTY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE
FORM OF LIGHT SNOW. NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST A
DUSTING OF SNOW IN BIBB COUNTY.

.TODAY...
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............39     44     47     50     52     51
RH..............85     65     53     45     40     42
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 9   W 10   W 12   W 12   NW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   3800   4000   3800   4000   3900
TRANSPORT WIND..290/13 300/23 300/24 300/24 300/24 310/22
DISPERSION......6      15     89     86     66     81

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     44     41     38     36     34
RH..............44     53     62     67     69     75
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 6   NW 5   NW 3   W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   1700   700    600    700    500
TRANSPORT WIND..310/17 320/13 330/10 320/10 320/9  320/7
DISPERSION......71     28     10     7      4      3

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     38     43     47     49     49
RH..............78     68     58     48     43     43
20 FT WIND......W 2    NW 6   NW 8   W 8    W 9    NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....600    3300   4700   4300   4700   5200
TRANSPORT WIND..330/7  310/14 300/18 290/18 300/17 300/17
DISPERSION......3      9      25     71     52     72

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