FNUS74 KBMX 191137
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR C18 WEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
637 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 CDT ON MAY 19.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.
MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AS THE
NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES
BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
EXPECT LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY...SWITCHING TO
SOUTHEASTERLY ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     62     70     78     81     84
RH..............92     75     55     42     38     36
20 FT WIND......N 0    N 2    NE 2   NW 3   NW 6   NW 6
MIX HGT (FT)....500    1400   3100   4100   4700   4800
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 7   NE 7   N 6    N 7    N 7    NW 6
DISPERSION......3      3      3      34     38     32

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............81     75     70     66     64     63
RH..............42     51     63     72     73     74
20 FT WIND......N 3    N 2    N 1    NE 1   NE 1   E 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   2900   300    100    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7    N 6    NE 5   NE 6   E 6    E 5
DISPERSION......37     21     2      3      3      2

.THURSDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     65     75     82     85     86
RH..............72     70     55     49     48     49
20 FT WIND......E 1    E 2    E 3    SE 6   S 6    S 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....200    1100   3200   5700   7400   7500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7    SE 7   S 5    SW 2   NW 1   E 2
DISPERSION......3      3      2      15     6      11

$$
FORECASTER...GOLDEN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG GANTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.C18WE.01/BMX