FNUS74 KBMX 181301 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR C-56...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 701 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH TEMPS GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WARMER TEMPS COMBINED WITH DEW POINTS FALLING INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES RETURN BY THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH RAIN CHANCES AS OUR NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 46 52 54 51 RH..............61 44 29 24 32 20 FT WIND......N 2 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 3300 4300 4400 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 14 NW 16 NW 16 NW 16 DISPERSION......4 55 81 84 80 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 39 35 32 29 27 RH..............37 54 66 75 81 88 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 1 NW 1 NE 0 NE 0 NE 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1100 100 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 7 NW 2 NW 3 N 5 N 5 DISPERSION......51 10 0 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 37 46 55 58 55 RH..............88 64 45 29 25 29 20 FT WIND......NE 0 N 1 NE 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 2600 3600 4200 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 NE 5 N 3 NW 2 N 3 N 3 DISPERSION......2 2 2 10 17 17 $$ FORECASTER...KEISER REQUESTED BY...JIM FLINT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100218.C56__.01/BMX