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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK SITE PREP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
828 AM CST SAT FEB 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CST ON FEBRUARY 16.

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

.DISCUSSION...

MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. A FEW
GUSTS THIS MORNING MAY REACH 26 TO 28 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT ON
SUNDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF
EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
COULD DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON MONDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONT.

.TODAY...
TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     42     44     44     44     42
RH..............67     55     40     34     32     35
20 FT WIND......N 5    NW 12  NW 12  NW 15  NW 16  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     20     25     30     20
MIX HGT (FT)....5300   8700   11400  11700  11000  9700
TRANSPORT WIND..330/20 320/24 310/26 310/28 320/28 320/25
DISPERSION......26     32     98     102    103    212

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     34     30     28     26     25
RH..............35     50     63     69     74     78
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 6   NW 2   NW 2   N 1    N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      <5     <5
MIX HGT (FT)....8800   6400   4100   2200   1200   500
TRANSPORT WIND..320/24 330/22 330/18 330/13 330/8  350/3
DISPERSION......212    153    89     6      4      2

.SUNDAY...
TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     33     43     49     52     51
RH..............78     57     38     29     28     32
20 FT WIND......NE 0   NW 1   W 3    SW 5   SW 5   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.<5     <5     5      10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....600    2800   4500   4900   4800   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..050/2  300/3  260/6  250/8  230/7  210/8
DISPERSION......1      2      3      46     38     38

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FORECASTER...JAARON
REQUESTED BY...JACOB THELEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130216.OAKSI.02/BMX