A dispatcher for an embraer emb-175 reported that while pre-planning a flight the dispatcher misread...

Narrative:

While preplanning the flight I misread the taf. I misread the BKN015 as SCT015 and did not realize alternate was needed. I realized I needed to add one minutes before take-off and ACARS the pilot but it was too late as he took off. The aircraft did not have enough fuel to add an alternate I immediately notified the captain and we established a plan for a fuel stop en route to allow for an added alternate.I was multi-tasking; not only this flight but had several other issues I was trying to deal with on other flights. It was a very busy day and most likely was working too quickly. I had an issue with [the] route and much of my attention went to fixing that. Desk work was quite heavy that day and there were issues with low ceilings and weather all day. I try to take care and double check my work. I believe it was an accidental oversight that just got missed in the shuffle of all the work. I will be more careful to take my time with each flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Dispatcher for an Embraer EMB-175 reported that while pre-planning a flight the Dispatcher misread the weather report and dispatch the aircraft with too little fuel onboard.

Narrative: While preplanning the flight I misread the TAF. I misread the BKN015 as SCT015 and did not realize alternate was needed. I realized I needed to add one minutes before take-off and ACARS the pilot but it was too late as he took off. The aircraft did not have enough fuel to add an alternate I immediately notified the Captain and we established a plan for a fuel stop en route to allow for an added alternate.I was multi-tasking; not only this flight but had several other issues I was trying to deal with on other flights. It was a very busy day and most likely was working too quickly. I had an issue with [the] route and much of my attention went to fixing that. Desk work was quite heavy that day and there were issues with low ceilings and weather all day. I try to take care and double check my work. I believe it was an accidental oversight that just got missed in the shuffle of all the work. I will be more careful to take my time with each flight.

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Attributes
ACN	1411931
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

A dispatcher for an embraer emb-175 reported that while pre-planning a flight the dispatcher misread the weather report and dispatch the aircraft with too little fuel onboard.