FNUS74 KBMX 221654 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR COLBERT FERRY WEST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1054 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...AS RH VALUES IN THE SOUTHEAST BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...RH VALUES WILL STAY ABOVE 25 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL INCREASE MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SATURDAY AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 52 54 51 RH..............37 39 43 50 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2600 2700 1200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 14 S 14 S 12 DISPERSION......32 45 46 17 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 47 45 44 43 42 RH..............53 57 61 65 73 79 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 6 S 5 S 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....400 200 200 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 9 S 9 DISPERSION......6 2 2 4 4 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 44 53 59 62 61 RH..............85 86 71 61 56 58 20 FT WIND......S 7 SW 9 SW 13 SW 16 SW 15 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1200 2100 2000 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 15 SW 21 SW 26 SW 25 SW 20 DISPERSION......9 13 19 53 49 32 $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...ROBERT VICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090122.COLBE.01/BMX