FNUS74 KBMX 162200
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENHOUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
500 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.

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

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BACK DOWN BELOW 30
PERCENT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND OUR EXPECTED FRONT ON FRIDAY.
KBDI VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 500 THE ENTIRE PERIOD. AT THIS TIME...IT
APPEARS THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD
OF 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....38 DECREASING TO 4.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............86     79     69     65     64     64
RH..............43     58     84     97     93     90
20 FT WIND......SW 2   S 0    NE 0   E 0    E 0    NE 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).30     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   900    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9   SW 7   S 3    S 5    S 6    SW 5
DISPERSION......41     18     1      2      3      2

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....1 INCREASING TO 18 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 47 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 76 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 100
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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............63     65     78     87     90     91
RH..............93     90     64     46     41     38
20 FT WIND......E 0    SE 0   W 2    NW 3   NW 6   NW 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2000   5900   7900   8600   8000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3   SW 7   W 12   W 13   W 12   NW 10
DISPERSION......0      18     76     104    100    85

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FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100916.GREEN.02/BMX