FNUS74 KBMX 211244 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BANKHEAD RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 644 AM CST SUN FEB 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TODAY...WHILE CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS WORK INTO THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO OR BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS IN THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA...SO RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MARGINAL. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 57 62 65 60 RH..............43 33 28 25 32 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 5 SE 7 S 7 SE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3800 5300 5000 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 S 13 S 16 S 16 S 18 DISPERSION......13 58 97 67 72 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 55 52 50 49 47 RH..............37 47 55 63 70 81 20 FT WIND......SE 2 E 2 E 2 E 3 SE 6 S 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).100 100 100 100 100 100 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 1500 700 1400 1200 900 TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 S 14 S 15 S 21 S 17 S 14 DISPERSION......25 15 13 23 15 12 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 50 58 61 61 60 RH..............89 86 70 64 64 62 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 3 W 5 NW 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....800 900 1300 2000 3200 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 12 SW 10 W 10 W 12 W 12 DISPERSION......14 14 15 20 28 29 $$ FORECASTER...AARON REQUESTED BY...BLAKE MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100221.BANKH.01/BMX