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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
826 AM CST SAT FEB 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 20.

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

.DISCUSSION...

WITH A DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GO
DOWN INTO THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS
ACROSS THE BURN AREA...WITH DRIER AMOUNTS AS YOU GO ACROSS THE
EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. RED FLAG IN EFFECT EASTERN HALF...BUT
BURN AREA SHOULD NOT REACH CRITERIA. HIGH PRESSURE STILL SOMEWHAT
IN PLACE SO LIGHT 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL NOT ALLOW FOR
MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOVEMENT FOR THE SMOKE DOWNSTREAM.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     44     54     60     59
RH..............77     53     34     27     28
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   S 3    SW 2   S 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....800    2600   4800   5100   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6   S 7    SW 6   SW 5   SW 2
DISPERSION......3      3      32     27     13

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     43     37     35     34     34
RH..............35     55     72     82     88     89
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 1   SE 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....4100   1500   BLW100 200    200    100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 2    S 3    SE 3   SE 3   SE 5   SE 5
DISPERSION......11     7      1      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...KEISER
REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100220.RIDDL.02/BMX