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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELTON...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
753 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS
EAST OF THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
RAPIDLY BELOW 40 PERCENT BEFORE 11 AM...AND BELOW 25 PERCENT BY
3 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH TURNING
                    SOUTHWEST BY MIDDAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     58     65     68     65
RH..............51     35     28     24     27
20 FT WIND......W 5    SW 3   SW 3   S 3    S 3
MIX HGT (FT)....1400   1400   4800   6000   6000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   NW 5   W 5    SW 6   SW 6
DISPERSION IDX..8      8      26     38     38
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............63     57     54     52     49     48
RH..............31     40     50     59     67     74
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3    S 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   2900   400    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8    S 8    S 10   S 6    S 6    S 6
DISPERSION IDX..5      5      7      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...KULA
REQUESTED BY...PAUL GILLILAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.SHELT.01/HUN