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Spot Forecast for Slant Rock 4/18/2025...NPS
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
642 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on April 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry conditions to persist through late in the day on
Sunday. High temperatures today will reach into the mid 80s by mid
afternoon with RH minimums falling to near 20 percent by mid to
late afternoon. Winds will be from the south at 6-12 mph. Similar
conditions are in store for Saturday, though RH minimums will
bottom out near 30 percent. Humidity values will increase further
Saturday night into Sunday as a front approaches the area and
stalls, resulting in rain chances returning to the area late
Sunday and persisting through much of the upcoming work week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 8 mph with
                    gusts to around 18 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 21 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Dispersion index....8 increasing to 76 late in the morning, then
                    increasing to 89 in the afternoon decreasing to
                    75 late in the afternoon.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........22     31     41     27     28     11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............51     60     71     77     80     81
RH..............69     54     34     26     23     24
20 FT wind......SE 2   S 5    S 7    S 8    S 8    S 7
20 FT wind gust.8      12     16     18     18     16
20 FT wind dir..140    170    180    180    180    190
Mix hgt (ft)....100    1100   2900   3600   3800   3100
Transport wind..SE 7   S 13   S 21   S 20   S 20   S 20
Dispersion idx..3      6      76     86     89     75
LVORI...........4      4      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 13 mph.
Dispersion index....7.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........8      7      5      10     9      15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............79     69     65     63     61     57
RH..............27     49     58     62     72     83
20 FT wind......S 7    S 7    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT wind gust.14     11     10     10     10     10
20 FT wind dir..190    190    180    200    200    200
Mix hgt (ft)....600    200    200    200    200    200
Transport wind..S 13   S 13   S 12   SW 10  SW 10  SW 10
Dispersion idx..11     3      2      5      5      5
LVORI...........1      2      3      3      3      4

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    early in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 18 mph increasing to 14 to 20 mph
                    late in the morning.
Dispersion index....9 increasing to 59 late in the morning, then
                    increasing to 72 early in the afternoon
                    increasing to 81 late in the afternoon
                    decreasing to 49.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%).........35     49     42     49     52     53
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............57     60     71     77     81     83
RH..............86     84     59     44     37     34
20 FT wind......S 5    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 7    S 7
20 FT wind gust.10     11     14     16     16     14
20 FT wind dir..190    190    190    200    200    200
Mix hgt (ft)....100    700    1900   2800   3600   4200
Transport wind..S 9    S 12   S 18   S 20   S 18   S 16
Dispersion idx..6      8      12     69     80     80
LVORI...........4      4      1      1      1      1

$$
Forecaster...Holmes
Requested by...Robert Vick
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/18/25
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