FNUS74 KBMX 181835 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE HOPE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 135 PM CDT SUN APR 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1331 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND THERE MAY BE A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....53. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 76 76 RH..............24 18 18 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 N 8 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 5100 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 13 NE 13 DISPERSION......54 53 52 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 12 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....51 DECREASING TO 10. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 65 57 53 52 50 RH..............20 34 55 66 69 74 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 N 3 N 2 N 2 N 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 3000 900 600 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 13 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 NE 12 DISPERSION......55 46 14 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 16 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 48 61 66 69 70 RH..............89 77 48 40 36 36 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 2 NE 3 N 3 NW 5 N 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....400 500 1100 3300 4600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 NE 10 NE 6 E 3 E 3 E 3 DISPERSION......5 5 4 9 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...LAWS REQUESTED BY...PAM RICHEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100418.LITTL.01/BMX