FNUS74 KBMX 220227
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 1...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
827 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2018 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...

RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TOMORROW
AND WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON SUNDAY AND FOR
ALL AREAS ON MONDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-5
                    PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 DECREASING TO 9 LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CST)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     34     30     29     29
RH..............61     74     86     85     78
20 FT WIND......W 5    NW 6   NW 7   NW 6   NW 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).50     50     50     50     50
MIX HGT (FT)....1800   1100   1200   2300   2400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13   W 10   NW 9   NW 16  NW 18
DISPERSION......23     14     6      11     8

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
LAL.................
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....11 INCREASING TO 57.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............29     35     42     44     44     44
RH..............69     50     34     29     28     29
20 FT WIND......N 6    NW 9   NW 12  NW 12  NW 12  NW 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   2400   3300   3800   4100   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17  NW 20  NW 20  NW 17  NW 16  NW 16
DISPERSION......8      13     26     47     45     60

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FORECASTER...LOREK
REQUESTED BY...ART HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090221.FIRE1.01/BMX

...REMARKS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE LOCATION BY 1030 PM.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME
THEN DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 6 AM AROUND
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.