FNUS74 KBMX 241524 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILGRIMS REST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 924 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... A MODERATELY STRONG INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BE WEAK WITH WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DECREASE AS TEMPERATURES WARM FALLING BELOW 25% AROUND NOON. INCREASED MOISTURE AND STRONGER TRANSPORT WIND IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 46 52 55 53 RH..............45 29 23 21 25 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 3 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2200 2700 3000 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 10 SE 8 S 6 SE 9 DISPERSION......8 29 28 18 28 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 2 E 1 E 2 E 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 1100 600 500 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 12 SE 10 SE 12 SE 13 SE 13 SE 13 DISPERSION......30 15 9 6 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 5 SE 6 S 6 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1500 3200 5200 5300 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 13 SE 16 S 17 S 16 S 15 S 15 DISPERSION......6 11 12 50 47 44 $$ FORECASTER...GOLDEN REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090224.PILGR.01/BMX