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SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER BRANCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 24.

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

A MODERATELY STRONG INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 11 AM THIS
MORNING SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BE WEAK WITH WEAK
TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE AS
TEMPERATURES WARM FALLING BELOW 25% AROUND NOON.  INCREASED
MOISTURE AND STRONGER TRANSPORT WIND IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     44     50     55     56
RH..............57     37     28     24     25
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 7   S 7    S 6    SE 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1500   2000   2400   2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9   SE 8   S 7    SE 5   SE 7
DISPERSION......6      9      18     14     20

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     46     43     38     38     37
RH..............34     43     51     64     72     81
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   1100   700    500    500    400
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13  SE 13  SE 13  SE 12  SE 12  SE 10
DISPERSION......27     18     8      8      8      7

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............38     44     53     58     60     60
RH..............82     73     57     49     48     49
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 6   SE 8   S 8    S 8    S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....400    1200   2900   4900   5300   4500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10  SE 14  S 17   S 16   S 14   S 13
DISPERSION......7      12     23     49     43     37

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FORECASTER...SIRMON
REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.OTTER.01/BMX