FNUS74 KBMX 222229 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEASLEY FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 429 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1606 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT...DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN RH VALUES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 44 42 39 37 RH..............43 52 61 64 69 75 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 2 N 2 NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3200 2100 1500 1100 800 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15 NW 13 N 10 NE 8 NE 8 NE 8 DISPERSION......58 35 20 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 43 53 63 67 65 RH..............78 66 53 43 37 46 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 E 3 E 5 SE 6 SE 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 1900 2800 3800 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 8 E 8 SE 7 S 8 S 10 DISPERSION......3 4 4 24 37 48 $$ FORECASTER...KEISER REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110222.BEASL.01/BMX