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SPOT FORECAST FOR TAPSVILLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
644 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
FEW SHOWERS THIS MORNING TO THE BURN AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL
EXIT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING...TAKING THE CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WITH IT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............50     58     63     67     69
RH..............81     65     52     45     41
20 FT WIND......W 6    N 7    N 8    N 9    N 10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    2800   2800   4100   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5   N 8    N 8    N 8    N 15
DISPERSION IDX..3      11     19     23     47
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13
                    TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     58     52     49     45     43
RH..............42     49     56     62     66     66
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 10   N 10   N 8    N 7    N 8
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   3300   2500   2500   1000   500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15   N 22   N 24   N 24   N 13   NE 17
DISPERSION IDX..47     55     69     16     8      12
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     10     0      0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-4300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     43     51     57     61     63
RH..............70     63     46     34     27     24
20 FT WIND......N 6    NE 7   NE 9   NE 9   NE 9   N 8
MIX HGT (FT)....500    400    3400   3400   3700   4300
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 17  N 12   NE 24  NE 24  NE 16  NE 15
DISPERSION IDX..8      8      16     82     58     58
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...SHUMWAY
REQUESTED BY...CLARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.TAPSV.01/HUN