FNUS74 KBMX 181220 FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR GENE HILL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 720 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY. ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. DEWPOINTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...BUT AFTERNOON MIXING WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A FEW LOCATIONS... PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHWEST...WILL REACH 25 PERCENT...BUT THE DURATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN 4 HOURS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 8-12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 65 71 77 79 RH..............66 57 47 40 35 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 3300 4200 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 SW 13 DISPERSION......5 9 46 48 50 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 70 62 60 58 57 RH..............37 50 74 80 84 85 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 W 1 W 1 NW 2 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2300 400 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 10 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 SW 3 DISPERSION......64 30 2 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 59 68 72 75 77 RH..............91 80 65 57 50 46 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 MIX HGT (FT)....100 600 1900 3600 4900 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 3 N 6 NE 9 N 6 N 5 N 7 DISPERSION......2 3 6 15 14 21 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...CLARK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.GENEH.01/BMX