FNUS74 KBMX 181117 AAA FWSBMX SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTEND...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 617 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. CONCERNING FOG POTENTIAL...THE ONLY WIDESPREAD FOG IS CURRENTLY ALONG THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. EXPECT THERE ARE SOME PATCHES OF VALLEY FOG AROUND THE AREA... BUT IT IS VERY ISOLATED. IT WILL BURN OFF FAIRLY QUICKLY WITH SUNRISE. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 62 70 76 78 RH..............81 58 44 36 33 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 SW 7 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....700 2100 3500 4200 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 W 10 W 10 W 10 SW 10 DISPERSION......4 7 44 40 39 .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 66 57 57 56 54 RH..............35 55 83 85 83 87 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 1 NE 0 NW 1 W 1 SW 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 2000 300 200 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 8 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 DISPERSION......43 20 1 2 2 2 .SATURDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 56 66 73 77 78 RH..............93 83 66 53 45 42 20 FT WIND......E 0 NE 1 NW 2 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1200 3700 5300 6500 6600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 2 W 3 NW 7 N 7 N 6 N 6 DISPERSION......1 2 3 42 41 42 $$ FORECASTER...ALLEN REQUESTED BY...JOE SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.WESTE.01/BMX