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SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
351 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 CDT ON MARCH 19.

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

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN FREE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE DAY
GUSTING UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH. FOG DOES NOT LOOK LIKELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
NIGHTS AS WINDS REMAIN MIXY AND SURFACE DEWPOINT DEPRESSION REMAIN RELATIVELY
HIGH. RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST ON THURSDAY.


.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............74     69     63     62     60     58
RH..............45     56     72     77     80     84
20 FT WIND......S 5    SE 3   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   2300   300    100    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13   S 9    SE 3   SE 3   S 3    S 3
DISPERSION......73     26     1      2      2      2

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     59     72     79     81     82
RH..............84     84     61     45     39     37
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 3   SE 7   SE 9   SE 9   SE 8
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1400   4300   6500   7300   6700
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2   SE 8   SE 18  SE 23  SE 23  SE 20
DISPERSION......1      4      12     106    111    91

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FORECASTER...ANDERSON
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.RATTL.02/BMX