FNUS74 KBMX 121246 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FREEDOM FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 746 AM CDT SUN SEP 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0741 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EVEN THOUGH A WEAK FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING SOME DRIER AIR TO THE STATE TODAY AND TOMORROW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH TODAY WITH A STEADY 10-15 MPH PICKING UP AROUND 10 AM AND TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNSET. OTHERWISE...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 65. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 73 78 83 86 86 RH..............100 97 86 70 57 54 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 6 N 9 N 9 N 10 N 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....900 2500 3800 4500 5200 5600 TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 13 N 15 N 16 N 16 N 15 DISPERSION......4 8 55 64 66 65 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....97 DECREASING TO 3. TIME (CDT) 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............81 73 65 60 58 57 RH..............59 75 92 100 100 100 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 2 N 2 N 1 NE 1 E 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 3600 700 600 700 400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 16 N 15 N 13 NE 13 NE 9 NE 5 DISPERSION......101 66 13 6 4 2 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 39 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 32 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 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............55 60 74 82 85 85 RH..............100 96 59 43 37 37 20 FT WIND......NE 0 NE 1 NE 5 E 6 NE 6 NE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1300 3500 3700 3800 3900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 8 E 12 E 9 E 7 NE 7 DISPERSION......2 4 5 42 32 33 $$ FORECASTER...UNGER REQUESTED BY...KEVIN VASALINDA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100912.FREED.01/BMX