FNUS74 KBMX 251503 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR FLEET FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 903 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 CST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BRIEFLY ON SATURDAY...THEN FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE ON SUNDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....15 INCREASING TO 34 IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 88 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 69 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 51 DECREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 59 59 60 60 55 RH..............87 78 64 53 45 53 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 10 NW 10 NW 9 N 7 N 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3900 3800 3500 3200 2600 TRANSPORT WIND..W 25 W 28 NW 24 NW 18 N 14 N 12 DISPERSION......34 37 88 65 46 38 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....29 DECREASING TO 4. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 48 43 39 37 35 RH..............53 58 67 76 79 81 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)....2300 1700 1200 800 600 400 TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 13 NE 12 NE 9 NE 8 E 7 DISPERSION......33 28 18 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................MISSING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 43 56 63 65 64 RH..............86 65 44 37 34 36 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 5 SE 6 S 6 S 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 1900 2800 3700 3700 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 SE 12 SE 14 S 12 S 10 S 10 DISPERSION......3 5 6 41 46 47 $$ FORECASTER...AARON REQUESTED BY...NOONAN PHIFER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110225.FLEET.01/BMX