FNUS74 KBMX 212147 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FLEET FIRE2 21 11PM...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 347 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 CST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... SURFACE MOISTURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF OVER MUCH OF THE AREA UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH AT AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING WITH CLOUDY SKIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....56 DECREASING TO 11. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............64 62 62 62 59 54 RH..............63 72 73 74 85 98 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 W 3 NW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1400 900 900 1300 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 SW 21 SW 18 SW 20 W 20 W 16 DISPERSION......56 33 22 13 13 11 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 62 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 54 60 62 62 61 RH..............100 86 62 51 46 42 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2200 3100 4100 4400 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 10 NW 12 NW 15 NW 15 NW 14 DISPERSION......8 7 8 57 59 66 $$ FORECASTER...AARON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110221.FLEET.02/BMX