FNUS74 KBMX 231335 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 735 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA AS TEMPERATURES WARM THIS MORNING RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP QUICKLY BY 1 PM VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 25% FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS...ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO WOULD WARRANT A RED FAG WARNING. CONDITIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY TODAY...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MAJORITY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PROJECT AREA. ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. WIND WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS...BUT SHIFT FROM NORTHWESTERLY FLOW TODAY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 43 47 49 48 RH..............77 57 27 25 28 20 FT WIND......NE 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 3200 3600 3600 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 N 10 N 8 N 6 N 6 DISPERSION......5 36 33 25 25 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 36 33 29 30 29 RH..............36 44 54 63 64 65 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1700 800 700 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 NE 7 NE 7 NE 8 E 8 E 8 DISPERSION......22 15 7 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 29 43 50 53 54 RH..............74 66 38 28 25 26 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1000 1500 2000 2400 2200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 9 SE 9 S 9 S 10 S 12 DISPERSION......4 6 6 23 31 31 $$ FORECASTER...SIRMON REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090223.LOOKO.01/BMX