FNUS74 KBMX 051502 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR C3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 902 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON...IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG ENOUGH TO FULFILL THE RED FLAG CRITERIA. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY FROM THE NORTH RESULTING IN GOOD TRANSPORT AND SMOKE DISPERSION. .REST OF 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............42 53 58 58 54 RH..............55 33 24 21 25 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 5200 5800 6000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 15 N 16 N 14 N 15 DISPERSION......5 89 105 92 93 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 42 36 34 31 28 RH..............33 49 63 65 71 79 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 N 1 N 1 N 1 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 1600 BLW100 300 300 100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 7 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 5 DISPERSION......76 14 1 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 36 47 56 59 55 RH..............79 65 42 27 23 28 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 2 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 3 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1700 3800 5600 5900 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3 NE 5 NE 8 N 12 N 12 N 10 DISPERSION......2 2 4 73 76 65 $$ FORECASTER...SIRMON REQUESTED BY...GANTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100305.C3___.02/BMX