FNUS74 KBMX 231339 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN TOWER - DAY 2...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 739 AM CST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0734 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 34. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............37 49 57 62 63 62 RH..............78 64 46 36 35 41 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 5 SE 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1800 3000 4100 4200 TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 E 9 SE 12 S 13 S 13 S 13 DISPERSION......3 6 21 31 36 36 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....27 DECREASING TO 11. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 55 52 52 52 52 RH..............45 57 63 66 69 75 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1300 300 700 700 700 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SE 12 SE 13 SE 16 S 17 S 17 DISPERSION......29 17 7 14 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....17 INCREASING TO 87. 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 CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............53 58 63 69 70 69 RH..............77 71 67 61 59 62 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 800 1700 3200 4700 4800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 15 S 18 S 26 S 29 S 29 DISPERSION......15 13 21 66 86 87 $$ FORECASTER...MONTANEZ REQUESTED BY...NIKKA JEFFERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110223.GREEN.01/BMX