FNUS74 KBMX 082252 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVORYSITEPREP74ACRES...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 452 PM CST SUN NOV 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 CST ON NOVEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HURRICANE IDA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AREA WIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. RAINFALL WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY EVENING...WITH BREEZY WIND CONDITIONS BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DISPERSION LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN LOW THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...AND REMAIN GUSTY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............55 64 66 62 71 81 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....800 800 1000 900 800 600 TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 E 10 SE 12 SE 12 E 10 E 10 DISPERSION......10 11 16 8 7 9 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............50 56 61 65 69 66 RH..............87 77 66 58 51 59 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 10 E 13 E 15 E 16 E 16 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1100 1400 1100 800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 12 E 15 E 17 E 14 E 12 DISPERSION......10 10 13 27 19 13 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091108.IVORY.03/BMX