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SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE 223...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
636 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0645 CST ON FEBRUARY 23.

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

.DISCUSSION...
ASIDE FROM THE FOG DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAIN
AREAS...NO OTHER FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHANCES OF RAIN WILL
REACH THE BURN SITE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM TONIGHT.
ALSO...LOOK FOR A WIND SHIFT (FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST)
BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.


.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     62     69     73     74     74
RH..............97     99     79     68     63     63
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 5   SW 7   S 12   SW 13  SW 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   2000   2200   2400   2800   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15   SW 17  SW 22  SW 25  SW 28  S 28
DISPERSION......17     23     15     54     63     61

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............71     62     57     56     55     54
RH..............71     97     100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......S 7    SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   W 7    W 7
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   1800   1700   1700   2400   2500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 28   S 29   SW 30  SW 29  W 26   W 22
DISPERSION......53     52     52     32     36     29

.FRIDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     56     56     56     56     56
RH..............100    71     52     45     42     39
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 9    W 10   W 13   NW 12
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     30     30     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   2400   3000   3600   5100   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 17   NW 18  NW 18  NW 17  NW 23  NW 26
DISPERSION......19     25     25     45     71     83

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FORECASTER...WESTLAND
REQUESTED BY...JSMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120223.RATTL.01/BMX