FNUS74 KBMX 071233
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKEY MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
633 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0622 CST ON DECEMBER 07.

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

.DISCUSSION...A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER
ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
CLOUD COVER ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITY
VALUES.  RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY
DUE TO WARMER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 55 LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      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............20     23     27     34     37     34
RH..............79     59     48     38     30     35
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 6   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....900    2000   2900   3200   3400   3200
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12  NW 15  NW 18  NW 17  NW 16  NW 15
DISPERSION......5      7      12     58     56     58

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....45 DECREASING TO 7.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............27     26     25     24     23     21
RH..............52     59     63     63     66     72
20 FT WIND......NW 2   N 2    N 2    NW 2   N 2    N 2
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....2400   1400   1000   1100   1000   800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 12  N 8    N 7    N 6    N 6
DISPERSION......45     21     10     3      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 25.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............19     24     28     32     38     34
RH..............75     61     47     36     28     35
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    N 2    NW 3   NW 5   NW 3
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1300   1700   2000   2600   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 6    N 8    N 8    NW 6   NW 7   W 8
DISPERSION......3      4      4      15     22     26

$$
FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...MARY HUMPHRIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101207.OAKEY.02/BMX