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SPOT FORECAST FOR UWA PRAIRIE 2026...UWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1052 AM CST MON FEB 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS TODAY AT THE UWA PRAIRIE PRESCRIBED BURN LOCATION WILL
FEATURE SOME BROKEN MID-LEVEL CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A FEW SPRINKLES
AT TIMES BEFORE MIDDAY, FOLLOWED BY MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS
AFTERNOON. 20FT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH
LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASING WHICH WILL KEEP MINRH VALUES WELL
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S DURING THE
PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 35 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 39 DECREASING TO 12 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........57 34 14 16
WEATHER COV.....M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M
CWR.............10 10 10 0
TEMP............62 70 73 74
RH..............67 55 53 46
20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 3 SW 3 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 220 200
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1700 3500 3000
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 W 9 SW 9 SW 10
DISPERSION IDX..5 21 39 39
LVORI...........3 2 2 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............6.
TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........20 25 27 31 31 57
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............68 60 56 55 52 52
RH..............57 75 93 93 100 100
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 10 10 10
20 FT WIND DIR..180 190 190 180 200 200
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 400 400 400 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 7 SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10
DISPERSION IDX..5 4 4 4 5 5
LVORI...........3 3 6 9 9 9
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 45 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 51 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 39 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 22.
LVORI...............5.
TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........66 62 72 76 76 76
WEATHER COV.....M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE....M M M M M M
TSTM COV........M M M M M M
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 55 63 71 73 71
RH..............100 96 78 55 49 53
20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 13 12
20 FT WIND DIR..190 210 210 220 220 220
MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 1500 2700 3400 2500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 12 SW 14 SW 15 SW 15 SW 14
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 9 45 51 39
LVORI...........9 9 3 1 1 1
FORECASTER...GGOGGINS
REQUESTED BY...LEE STANTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602171.0/BMX
.DELDT 02/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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