FNUS74 KBMX 171231 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE DAY FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 731 AM CDT FRI SEP 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 35 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW 10 MPH. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5400-6900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5900-7800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 15 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 86 INCREASING TO 111 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 85 DECREASING TO 65 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 78 86 90 92 90 RH..............91 82 61 45 38 41 20 FT WIND......NE 0 N 1 N 3 N 5 N 5 N 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 5400 7800 7600 5900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 NW 5 NW 8 NW 14 NW 14 N 10 DISPERSION......2 15 50 112 110 68 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....61 DECREASING TO 4. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 77 72 69 66 64 RH..............46 61 70 76 80 83 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 2500 400 100 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 10 N 8 NE 7 NE 7 NE 6 DISPERSION......61 5 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 20. 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............63 68 80 89 93 91 RH..............88 77 50 35 28 27 20 FT WIND......N 1 NE 2 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1000 3300 5100 6500 6900 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 2 SE 2 S 3 S 3 S 2 DISPERSION......0 3 9 20 24 17 $$ FORECASTER...AARON REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100917.THREE.01/BMX