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SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE FGH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
637 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 05.

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

.DISCUSSION...

THE MORNING SOUNDING INDICATED WINDS IN THE MIXED LAYER BETWEEN 160
AND 210. AS THE DAY ROLLS ON...THESE MIXED WINDS SHOULD INCREASINGLY
BECOME STABLE AROUND 180. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED TO OUR EAST.
THEREFORE...SOUTH TRANSPORT LOOKS GOOD AND REASONABLE BETWEEN 10 AND
20 MPH.

BETTER CONDITIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY AS RH WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM
UP WITH HIGHS ON FRIDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN.
DISPERSIONS WILL FALL IN THE VERY GOOD RANGE.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     50     59     64     62
RH..............58     42     30     26     29
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 6   S 8    S 8    S 7
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   3100   3900   4300   3800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 15   S 14   S 14   S 16
DISPERSION......6      7      51     53     58

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............38     54     68     73     82     86
20 FT WIND......SE 3   E 2    E 2    SE 2   SE 2   S 2
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   1000   300    500    500    500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18   S 15   S 14   S 15   S 15   S 13
DISPERSION......56     19     6      7      7      6

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     51     59     66     71     69
RH..............84     73     60     50     43     45
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 3    S 6    SW 7   S 7    S 6
MIX HGT (FT)....500    800    1800   3200   3400   3000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12   S 10   S 15   SW 21  SW 20  SW 18
DISPERSION......5      5      7      69     67     69

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FORECASTER...LINHARES
REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.RATTL.01/BMX