FNUS74 KBMX 041416 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-11...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 816 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE DEW POINTS START THE RECOVERY PROCESS TODAY...BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALSO WARM UP. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 25 PERCENT WILL BE ACHIEVED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. BUT THE TIME CRITERIA OF 4 OR MORE HOURS WILL NOT BE REACHED IN THE SPOT FORECAST AREA. IN ADDITION...AMPLE GROUND MOISTURE FROM RECENT PRECIPITATION SHOULD HELP LIMIT BURNING DANGER. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH A WEAK CAT THIS MORNING BREAKING BY 11 AM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ONLY DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 58 62 62 RH..............45 39 28 24 29 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 3800 4200 4200 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 12 S 5 S 6 SE 9 DISPERSION......6 37 22 28 41 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 47 43 40 39 38 RH..............35 51 62 72 78 83 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 2 SE 0 SE 0 SE 1 SE 1 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1500 500 500 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 S 12 S 8 DISPERSION......40 20 6 5 5 4 .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 48 57 64 67 69 RH..............90 67 52 42 37 36 20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 3 SE 6 S 7 S 9 S 8 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1300 2700 3800 4100 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 6 SE 10 SE 14 S 15 S 15 S 16 DISPERSION......3 5 6 54 56 59 $$ FORECASTER...SIRMON REQUESTED BY...DOUG GANTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090304.C11__.01/BMX