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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL HOUSE BLOCK D...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
344 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON APRIL 23.

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

.DISCUSSION...

THE HIGHEST PRECIP CHANCES FOR THE BURN LOCATION WILL BE AFTER 1 PM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL PROBABLY PUSH THROUGH AT
THE BURN LOCATION AROUND 2 TO 4 PM WEDNESDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM THE NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT... AND IT SHOULD PUSH THOUGH THE AREA SLOWLY ON WEDNESDAY.
THE WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO THE NORTHWEST AS
THE FRONT PASSES. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT... BUT MOST OF THE PRECIP SHOULD BE SHOWERS.
RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
AFTERNOON... BUT EXPECT THEM TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS. MOISTURE VALUES AND RAIN CHANCES INCREASE GOING INTO
WEEKEND.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     68     64     63     61     59
RH..............50     61     68     73     78     87
20 FT WIND......S 3    SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4200   2200   400    100    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND..170/15 160/14 150/8  160/8  160/7  180/3
DISPERSION......75     39     0      4      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....              LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............58     62     69     72     72     71
RH..............92     86     72     68     66     70
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 7    SW 12  SW 12  W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     20     20     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     70     70     70     70     70
MIX HGT (FT)....100    1500   4300   6300   7000   5800
TRANSPORT WIND..180/5  190/12 220/21 250/21 260/18 260/16
DISPERSION......4      13     28     70     64     53

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FORECASTER...GLEASON
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.SCHOO.02/BMX