FNUS74 KBMX 231327 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEASLEY BRANCH...USDA FOREST SERVIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 727 AM CST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0717 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY SMALL RAIN CHANCES IN TODAY AS WARM FRONT ALOFT MOVES NORTHWARD OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN QUITE DRY AND EXPECT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. DISPERSION VALUES ON THE LOW SIDE TODAY DUE TO LIGHT NEAR SURFACE WINDS. BETTER VALUES THURSDAY AS WINDS INCREASE. A FEW GUST MAY APPROACH 30 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 38. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 52 60 65 66 64 RH..............75 59 44 35 33 38 20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 3 E 5 SE 5 SE 5 E 3 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 2100 2700 3000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 12 SE 12 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 DISPERSION......3 5 27 31 39 38 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....28 DECREASING TO 18 EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 13 AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 48 47 47 47 RH..............41 57 69 71 74 74 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 MIX HGT (FT)....2400 1100 500 700 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 13 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 DISPERSION......29 18 0 13 13 13 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....14 INCREASING TO 65. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 55 61 67 67 66 RH..............76 65 60 57 56 60 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 SE 6 S 7 S 8 S 7 MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1800 3400 5000 4600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 15 SE 13 S 15 S 21 S 22 S 23 DISPERSION......13 11 17 53 67 68 $$ FORECASTER...MONTANEZ REQUESTED BY...SHOAL CR RD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110223.BEASL.01/BMX