FNUS74 KBMX 081219
FWSBMX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKEY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
619 AM CST WED DEC 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0614 CST ON DECEMBER 08.

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

.DISCUSSION...A SHORT WAVE TROF WILL PASS ACROSS ALABAMA
TODAY PRODUCING MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS BUT NO PRECIPITATION.
SKIES WILL BECOME CLEAR TONIGHT AND A WARMING TREND WILL
TAKE PLACE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE NEAR FLAG CRITERIA ON THURSDAY AND A
RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 27 LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............19     24     29     33     38     35
RH..............75     62     49     40     33     39
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2    N 5    NW 5
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   1600   2000   2300   2600   2600
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12   N 10   N 9    N 9    N 8    N 9
DISPERSION......5      5      4      27     24     27

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....28 DECREASING TO 4.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY.............PCLDY  PCLDY  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     26     24     23     22     19
RH..............59     65     72     72     75     78
20 FT WIND......NW 2   N 1    N 1    N 1    N 1    N 1
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   1700   1000   400    400    400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10   N 12   N 8    N 5    N 5    N 6
DISPERSION......30     26     11     2      2      3

$$
FORECASTER...ROSE
REQUESTED BY...EVAN INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101208.OAKEY.01/BMX