FNUS74 KBMX 062256 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDLIFE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 456 PM CST SAT MAR 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN PRETTY LIGHT SO SMOKE MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES COLLECTING IN ANY VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WESTERLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON...GOING BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY AS WELL...BUT SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....23 DECREASING TO 2. 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 39 31 29 28 27 RH..............29 54 81 86 86 85 20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 700 100 200 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 NE 2 DISPERSION......23 4 1 2 1 1 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 22 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 38 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 46 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 32. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 37 46 55 60 58 RH..............88 56 39 24 20 23 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NW 1 NW 2 NW 3 W 6 W 6 MIX HGT (FT)....200 1800 3600 4800 5400 4700 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 5 NW 7 W 8 DISPERSION......1 1 1 26 42 44 $$ FORECASTER...KEISER REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100306.WILDL.01/BMX