FNUS74 KBMX 231451 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE COMPLEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 851 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... PREDOMINANT WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH TODAY...BECOMING LIGHT TONIGHT. LOW DEWPOINTS WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. TODAY... TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 33 47 50 50 46 RH..............67 58 27 21 21 32 20 FT WIND......NE 5 N 6 N 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2700 3300 3600 3500 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 13 N 10 N 8 N 8 N 8 DISPERSION......5 6 39 34 32 28 TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 42 36 33 33 29 RH..............32 36 50 57 55 64 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 800 200 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 5 NE 3 NE 5 NE 7 E 8 DISPERSION......22 5 1 2 3 4 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 32 44 53 57 56 RH..............66 57 33 23 19 22 20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 2000 2400 2900 2800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 7 SE 8 SE 10 S 8 S 8 DISPERSION......3 3 5 29 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...WESTLAND REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LAYFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090223.RIDGE.01/BMX