FNUS74 KBMX 171157 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTEND...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 657 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S. RH VALUES COULD DROP TO 25 PERCENT OR JUST BELOW FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AND WARM THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK... WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE NORTH OVER THE WEEKEND. CONCERNING FOG POTENTIAL...ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN ISOLATED AND WILL LIFT QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. FOR FRIDAY MORNING...THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF PATCHY FOG...MUCH LIKE THIS MORNING. DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A LOW STRATUS DECK TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. CHANCES ARE VERY LOW IT WILL SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS YOUR LOCATION. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 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............44 51 63 72 75 76 RH..............91 85 57 38 30 30 20 FT WIND......E 0 SE 1 SE 3 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....200 900 2200 3700 4600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 3 S 6 S 8 SW 9 SW 12 S 12 DISPERSION......2 3 22 41 62 62 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 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............72 65 56 53 52 50 RH..............34 47 66 72 74 74 20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 1 S 1 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 1700 700 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 10 S 8 S 7 SW 7 DISPERSION......42 25 11 4 3 3 .FRIDAY... TIME (CDT) 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............50 56 64 71 76 79 RH..............75 63 52 43 37 33 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 6 W 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....200 700 2100 3500 4400 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 W 6 W 12 W 12 W 12 W 13 DISPERSION......2 3 6 50 60 66 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...GLENN SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.WESTE.02/BMX