FNUS74 KBMX 201354 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE DAY FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 854 AM CDT MON SEP 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0850 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. INTENSE HEATING MAY RESULT IN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO... BUT COVERAGE WILL BE MINIMAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 9200-10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 75. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 84 92 96 96 94 RH..............81 67 44 31 29 36 20 FT WIND......NE 1 E 2 NE 3 NE 3 N 3 NE 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 2200 7300 10200 10000 8000 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 NE 3 N 7 N 8 N 8 N 10 DISPERSION......2 2 53 77 77 76 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....71 DECREASING TO 2. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............92 86 77 73 71 70 RH..............36 45 58 63 66 68 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 E 1 SE 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 2800 400 100 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE 9 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 E 3 DISPERSION......71 32 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600-10700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 71. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 72 83 92 96 96 RH..............71 71 51 36 30 29 20 FT WIND......SE 1 SE 1 S 3 S 6 S 6 S 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 800 3200 8000 10700 10200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 SE 6 S 7 SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 DISPERSION......2 3 3 48 57 66 $$ FORECASTER...MONTANEZ REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100920.THREE.01/BMX