FNUS74 KBMX 191322 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR IVORY MOUNTAIN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 722 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS FALLING INTO THE LOW 20S WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO 25 PERCENT OR BELOW FOR A FEW HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 51 56 56 53 RH..............53 36 28 26 31 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NW 3 NW 5 NW 5 NW 2 MIX HGT (FT)....2100 3500 4200 4100 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 N 8 N 8 N 6 NW 6 DISPERSION......16 34 40 28 23 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 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..............40 72 88 92 88 92 20 FT WIND......NW 1 NE 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 900 100 300 300 100 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 N 5 N 3 NE 3 NE 2 E 2 DISPERSION......3 2 2 2 1 1 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..............94 68 40 31 27 30 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 2 SE 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1600 3200 4500 4900 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..E 2 SE 0 SE 1 W 3 W 5 W 3 DISPERSION......0 0 5 18 26 17 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100219.IVORY.01/BMX