FNUS74 KBMX 171346 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SITE 2 SITE PREP...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 746 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 20S AROUND NOON AND REMAIN VERY CLOSE TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD USHER IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON TO INCREASE HUMIDITY VALUES. A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALABAMA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. AS TEMPERATURES WARM...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25% BEFORE ON AND REMAIN THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ANY FIRES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GET OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 35 40 43 41 RH..............32 26 24 26 33 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 S 5 S 5 S 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2600 2800 2200 1400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 9 S 14 S 16 S 15 DISPERSION......3 30 32 33 26 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............39 40 40 40 41 42 RH..............39 49 56 61 65 68 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 700 600 700 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 17 SW 17 DISPERSION......17 15 15 14 15 15 .SUNDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 44 44 44 47 45 RH..............72 81 85 85 74 74 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 NW 6 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 60 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....700 900 1700 3000 4300 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 14 W 15 W 20 W 22 W 18 DISPERSION......13 12 17 46 63 51 $$ FORECASTER...SIRMON REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090117.SITE2.01/BMX