FNUS74 KBMX 161345 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVORY MT TIMBER SALE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 745 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED AROUND 25 PERCENT TODAY AND BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT ON SATURDAY. THESE 25 PERCENT VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST 4 OR MORE HOURS...THEREFORE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE SOME VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE AND SURFACE DEW POINT TODAY LOCATION TO LOCATION. MONITOR THE SURFACE DEW POINT OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AS ANY CHANGE COULD DROP THESE VALUES EVEN CLOSER TO RED FLAG CRITERIA. LUCKILY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE RATHER SLOW TO MOVE UPWARD AND ONLY TOP OUT AROUND THE FREEZING MARK. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............14 18 20 23 25 27 29 31 29 27 RH..............55 45 35 31 30 29 27 26 30 33 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 12 10 8 6 5 5 5 DISPERSION......9 9 8 36 35 29 21 17 17 16 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY.............CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... RH..............37 40 42 46 46 43 43 44 46 48 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE N N N N N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N NE NE E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 5 DISPERSION......19 18 20 18 16 11 3 2 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............13 15 22 27 30 32 35 37 40 42 40 37 RH..............55 53 40 33 31 29 27 27 26 26 28 32 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 15 DISPERSION......3 3 3 4 4 29 36 42 37 40 44 38 $$ FORECASTER...LINHARES REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090116.IVORY.01/BMX