FNUS74 KBMX 081300 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL BLOCK 12...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 800 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD DROP NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH RED FLAG CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON COULD POSE A FIRE THREAT. MOISTURE WILL BE SLOWLY INCREASING TONIGHT IN ANTICIPATION OF A STORM SYSTEM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 52 56 63 62 RH..............61 43 36 29 32 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 9 SW 12 SW 13 SW 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 4800 6200 7000 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 W 23 W 23 W 26 SW 23 DISPERSION......8 93 77 92 95 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............37 59 81 82 82 80 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 3 SW 2 SE 1 E 1 SE 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2900 500 500 500 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 12 SW 7 DISPERSION......58 10 9 6 5 3 .THURSDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............79 84 64 48 39 36 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 3 S 6 S 8 S 9 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....100 1200 3300 4400 5400 5800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 6 W 12 SW 13 SW 16 SW 20 DISPERSION......2 3 5 66 69 86 $$ FORECASTER...ROSE REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.QUAIL.01/BMX