FNUS74 KBMX 171414 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR SITE 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 814 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL ALLOW ANOTHER DAY OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEFORE A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST MOISTENS UP THE ATMOSPHERE ONCE AGAIN. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE FROM NOON THROUGH 5 PM AT SOME LOCATIONS MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THESE AREAS. TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...RAPIDLY INCREASING MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST...AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 50 56 57 55 RH..............49 32 27 30 35 20 FT WIND......E 5 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 3300 3900 3200 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 S 10 S 10 S 13 S 17 DISPERSION......5 42 48 49 56 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............54 50 48 46 48 50 RH..............39 46 54 69 76 79 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 1100 600 1000 1200 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 17 S 15 S 15 S 17 S 18 DISPERSION......40 23 14 13 15 16 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 55 59 63 64 64 RH..............82 81 84 83 83 83 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 9 SW 12 W 12 SW 12 SW 12 CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 90 90 90 90 MIX HGT (FT)....900 800 1000 1300 1500 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 18 S 22 SW 24 SW 23 SW 21 DISPERSION......15 16 20 37 38 35 $$ FORECASTER...DE BLOCK REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.SITE2.01/BMX